Pakistan, India hold flag meeting

Published November 1, 2006

CHAKAN-DA-BAGH, Oct 31: Troops of India and Pakistan have held a flag meeting over the issue of repatriation of four Pakistani nationals to Azad Kashmir at Chakan-da-Bagh on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.

Door Darshan TV quoting defence sources said the 30-minute meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere at the Chakan-da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. After India raised the issue of deportation of four people hailing from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, who had overstayed their permit period in Jammu and Kashmir, with their Pakistani counterparts, the latter agreed to convey their response to the Indian side through hotline tomorrow, the sources added.—Online

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