India, Pakistan armies to hold flag meet today

September 21, 2015 11:04

Armies of India and Pakistan will hold a flag meeting today at Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir to discuss how to bring peace on the border which has been volatile in the recent past.

"India and Pakistan will hold a flag meeting at Brigade Commander level at Chakan da Bagh crossing point at LoC to address the issue of ceasefire violations," PRO Defence Northern Command Col SD Goswami said.

The ceasefire violations have escalated in last few days and resulted in large number of civilian casalities and collateral damage to properties. The field commanders from both sides will discuss the modalities to defuse the tense situation, he said.

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