India and Pakistan held Director General of Military Operations( DGMO) level talks Saturday evening. The request for the unscheduled Hot Line interaction between the DGMOs of the two armies came from the Pakistan side.
During the interaction, Indian DGMO Lieutenant General A K Bhatt asked his Pakistani counterpart to take steps to ensure peace and tranquility along the Line of Control, LoC. Lt. General Bhatt impressed upon the Pak DGMO that there appeared to be a disconnect between the intent at the Pakistan General Headquarters which reiterates its desire for peace, and the action of its troops along the LoC who resort to heavy firing without provocation.
He said, Indian Army will continue efforts to ensure peace and tranquility on the borders, however, it will continue to take all retaliatory measures and retain the right to punitively respond to any proactive acts of aggression from Pakistan side.
Over the allegation of Pak DGMO that Indian security forces had reportedly resorted to unprovoked firing along the LoC, Lt General Bhatt made it clear that the Indian Army always maintains impeccable standards of professionalism and does not target civilians in any manner.