ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have agreed to withdraw troops deployed during their recent clash to peacetime positions, in a step towards de-escalation following a ceasefire deal, Pakistani intelligence sources said on Tuesday.
The withdrawal was agreed during the latest round of "hotline" communication between senior military officials from both sides. According to sources, the two countries will return to peacetime deployment positions along their border and the Line of Control by the end of May.
On May 10, the nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to the ceasefire after days of tit-for-tat drone, missile and airstrikes, targeting each other's military installations and airbases.
The trigger for the latest tensions was the militant attack on April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir, which killed 26 people, mostly Indian tourists. — dpa
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