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HYDERABAD: Defence Minister Syed Naveed Qamar said that negotiations between Pakistan and India were in progress for the withdrawal of troops from Siachen and soon a better strategy will be formulated in this direction.

The minister said this while talking to media persons at Tando Muhammad Khan after inaugurating various schemes of roads and electric supply in different villages of the district.

Qamar said Siachen possessed a unique status of the world's highest border having no population in the area. The secretary level deliberations were recently held few days ago and it is hoped that both the countries will succeed in formulating a comprehensive strategy for withdrawal of troops from the area, he added.