Pakistan and India Renew Pledge on Cease-Fire at Troubled Border | New York Times

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The agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors to keep a lid on tensions along the so-called Line of Control was welcomed in the region.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan and India on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to a cease-fire along the troubled border between the two countries after a year of bloody skirmishes, a move welcomed in both countries for lowering tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

A joint statement released by the militaries of the two countries said that top officials from both sides had agreed to a strict observance of the truce along the Line of Control, as the disputed stretch of the frontier is called, and to continue communicating through a hotline to resolve potential misunderstandings.

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