Indian and Pakistani military calls, agreeing to implement a ceasefire in the disputed area

  [Global Times Special Correspondent in Pakistan Ding Xuezhen] The Public Relations Bureau of Pakistan's Tri-Services issued a statement on the 25th, stating that the commanders of military operations between India and Pakistan conducted a call through the bilateral hotline contact mechanism.

The two sides agreed to strictly abide by all agreements and memorandums of understanding, and implement a ceasefire along the line of actual control in Kashmir and other border areas between India and Pakistan starting at midnight on the 24th.

  According to a report by the Pakistan National Radio on the 25th, the statement stated that the two sides reviewed the situation along the line of actual control and other relevant areas in a "free, candid and friendly atmosphere."

In order to achieve a mutually beneficial and sustainable peace, the commanders of the two sides agreed to resolve the core issues and concerns that may disrupt peace and trigger violence.

The Hindu reported on the 25th that India and Pakistan also reiterated that they will use the existing hotline and border talks mechanism to deal with any unforeseen circumstances and misunderstandings.

India's "Mint" said on the 25th that it is not yet clear what prompted the ceasefire agreement.

  In an interview with Pakistan’s ARY TV station, Iftihar, director of the Public Relations Bureau of Pakistan’s Armed Forces, said that the hotline-level liaison between India and Pakistan began in 1987. The military commanders of the two sides maintained contact through this mechanism. Aims to strictly implement the ceasefire agreement reached in 2003.

  According to reports, this is not the first time that the Indian and Pakistani armed forces have agreed to implement the ceasefire agreement reached in 2003 in recent years.

In May 2018, the commanders of the Indian and Pakistani armed forces also agreed to implement the ceasefire agreement through the hotline, but the results were minimal.

According to Pakistani military statistics, since 2003, 92% of India’s ceasefire violations occurred between 2014 and 2021. In 2019, India had the highest number of ceasefire violations, and 2018 caused the most civilian casualties.

After the partition of the two countries in 1947, two large-scale wars broke out between Pakistan and India over the ownership of Kashmir.

Although the two sides reached a ceasefire agreement along the line of actual control of India and Pakistan in Kashmir in 2003, the small-scale armed conflict between the two countries has never been completely interrupted.

  Iftihar said, "The two sides reached a ceasefire agreement on the line of actual control in 2003, but since 2014, the number of violations of the line of actual control ceasefire agreement has increased. Since 2003, India has violated the ceasefire agreement. More than 13,500 times, 310 civilians were killed and about 1,600 civilians were injured."