Islamabad, January 16

Pakistan is examining a proposal for a DGMO-level meeting with India after a gap of four years to reduce tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Working Boundary through fresh confidence-building measures, a media report said on Tuesday.The report comes a day after Pakistan said four of its soldiers died and five others injured in cross-border firing by Indian troops across the Line of Control. The Indian Army, however, said seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in its retaliatory firing.At a meeting, a Pakistan defence ministry official yesterday told the Senate defence committee that a “fresh proposal of DGMOs’ (Director Generals of Military Operations) meeting is being considered,” the Dawn reported. The official also briefed the senators about the latest trend in Indian ceasefire violations, it said.In November, a telephonic conversation between the two Director Generals of Military Operations took place following a request by the Pakistani side.According to the report, one of the confidence-building measures being considered for the planned meeting of Director Generals of Military Operations is “calibre reduction” of the arms being used at the Line of Control.Pakistan-India Director Generals of Military Operations have a frequent hotline contact, but they last met face-to-face four years ago at Wagah, a village which serves as a transit terminal between Lahore and Amritsar. The December 24, 2013, Wagah meeting had taken place after a break of 14 years. That meeting too was held to discuss ways to ensure peace along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary.Meanwhile, a resolution adopted by the Senate committee condemned Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s statement about “calling nuclear bluff of Pakistan” as “stupidity and provocative”. They termed it a “war-like” proclamation, the report said. — PTIMove after 4 Yrs 

• Pakistan is examining such a proposal after a gap of four years to reduce tension along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary through fresh confidence-building measures
• At a meeting, a Pakistan defence ministry official on Monday told the Senate defence committee that a ‘fresh proposal of Director Generals of Military Operations meeting was being considered’
• The official also briefed the senators about the latest trend in Indian ceasefire violations