India and Pakistan could be discussing options of de-escalating tensions along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, a Pakistani media report claimed on Tuesday.
Quoting official sources, ‘The Express Tribune’ newspaperreported that the channels of communication that were suspended following thePulwama terrorist attack in February may have been restored.
Pakistan and India might be discussing the options ofde-escalating tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) and the WorkingBoundary, the paper said.
Relations between India and Pakistan have been on the edgesince the February 14 Pulwama attack in which killed 40 CRPF personnel werekilled.
According to the paper, on February 28, a day after Pakistanshot down the Indian fighter jet, intense exchange of fire took place between thetwo nuclear-armed neighbours along the LoC. Citing sources, it claimed that theIndian Army has requested Pakistan to stop the use of artillery fire.
The Indian Army sources in New Delhi, however, rejected theclaim, saying it is Pakistan which has been seeking de-escalation as thecountry is facing mounting international pressure.
Last week, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisariaheld an important meeting with Foreign Secretary Sohail Mehmood at the ForeignOffice.
Details of that meeting were not shared with the media butthe Indian request seeking end to the artillery use was believed to be one ofthe talking points, the paper said.Neither the Foreign Office nor the Pakistanmilitary’s media wing has commented on the Indian request, it said.