[Quote “The Indian soldier deserted his check post in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and crossed the Line of Control (LoC) over severe grievances with his superiors and leadership. Pakistan convinced the soldier to return to India being an Indian national and address his grievances through local grievance mechanisms,” a statement from the Pakistan foreign office said. “The decision of the government of Pakistan to return the Indian soldier is based on humanitarian grounds and the commitment to ensure peace and tranquillity at the LoC and the Working Boundary. Despite Indian belligerence, Pakistan believes in peaceful neighbourhood and rejects all actions aimed at undermining regional peace and security,” it added. Unquote
That's quite an interesting piece of reporting, considering that it has been cariied by an Indian newspaper.] http://www.livemint.com/Politics/wBxR8r9yMZSCHfNBm1YItK/Pakistan-returns-Indian-soldier-who-crossed-over-LoC-acciden.html Last Modified: Sat, Jan 21 2017. 04 21 PM IST Pakistan returns Indian soldier who crossed over LoC accidentally in Sep 2016 Pakistan on Saturday sent back an Indian soldier , Chandu Babulal Chohan , who had crossed into Pakistan administered Kashmir in September 2016 Elizabeth Roche The relatively unusual move by Pakistan to return the Indian soldier comes amid tensions between the two neighbours and peace talks being suspended since 2013. Photo: Hindustan Times New Delhi: Pakistan on Saturday sent back an Indian soldier who had crossed into Pakistan administered Kashmir several months ago. Chandu Babulal Chohan had crossed the de facto line of control border dividing Kashmir into Indian and Pakistan administered regions on 29 September — the day India said it had conducted surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads in Pakistan administered Kashmir — taking out six to eight such structures. The relatively unusual move by Pakistan to return the Indian soldier comes amid tensions between the two neighbours and peace talks being suspended since 2013. In New Delhi, a government official confirmed Chohan had returned to India through the Wagah border — one of the few land crossings between India and Pakistan who have fought four wars since 1947. “The Indian soldier deserted his check post in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and crossed the Line of Control (LoC) over severe grievances with his superiors and leadership. Pakistan convinced the soldier to return to India being an Indian national and address his grievances through local grievance mechanisms,” a statement from the Pakistan foreign office said. “The decision of the government of Pakistan to return the Indian soldier is based on humanitarian grounds and the commitment to ensure peace and tranquillity at the LoC and the Working Boundary. Despite Indian belligerence, Pakistan believes in peaceful neighbourhood and rejects all actions aimed at undermining regional peace and security,” it added. India Pakistan ties nosedived last year in January after a thaw — which saw Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj visit Pakistan. Modi’s visit was the first by an Indian prime minister in more than a decade. Tensions cropped up in India Pakistan ties after the 2 January terrorist attack on the Pathankot Air Force station. Subsequent terrorist attacks on an army garrison in Uri and another in Nagrota soured ties further. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
