In an effort to resolve the dispute over the 65-mile-long Sir Creek, an estuary off the Gujarat coast, India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged maps outlining their respective claims over the marshy strip as well as maritime boundary in that area.
An Indian delegation headed by Surveyor General, Maj Gen M Gopal Rao held talks with Pakistan’s Additional Defence Secretary, Rear Admiral Tanveer Faiz at Rawalpinidi. The two sides exchanged two sets of maps making their claim on both Sir Creek as well as the seaward approach to the Exclusive Economic Zone in that area based on the recent joint survey carried out by the Navies of both countries.