<p>A 16-member Pakistani delegation today arrived here for DG-level talks between border forces of the two countries to be held from tomorrow after a gap of over one-and-a-half years on key issues including ceasefire violations and cross-border infiltration.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Pakistani side led by Rangers Director General (Punjab) Maj Gen Umar Farooq Burki was received at the Attari- Wagah land border by senior Border Security Force (BSF) commanders of the Punjab frontier.<br /><br />"The delegation crossed over to the Indian side at 12.35 PM," senior officials said.<br />Burki was accorded a ceremonial salute and guard of honour by the Indian border guards and they will be flown in a special BSF plane to Delhi. The talks were last held in December 2013 in Lahore.<br /><br />Islamabad had agreed to New Delhi's proposal on a meeting between the two border guarding forces despite cancelling the NSA-level talks after India which made it clear that there should not be any meeting between Kashmiri separatists and Pakistani NSA Sartaj Aziz during his visit here.<br /><br />The 23-member Indian side would be headed by BSF DG D K Pathak during the talks and is expected to raise issues like ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir, including sniper attacks on BSF personnel, and infiltration.<br /><br />"The talks will also endeavour to focus on positive issues like different levels of communication, more simultaneous coordinated patrolling and other confidence building measures," a BSF statement had said.<br /><br />According to sources, extra stress would be on the "most important" issue of breach of ceasefire in J&K which has led to loss of lives of civilians and troops and "unprovoked" firing by the Rangers along the IB.<br /><br />The issue of "no response" by the other side when BSF waves the 'white flag' which is used to indicate stopping of fire and meeting of on-ground commanders of the two sides will also be taken up. The talks will end on September 12.</p>
<p>A 16-member Pakistani delegation today arrived here for DG-level talks between border forces of the two countries to be held from tomorrow after a gap of over one-and-a-half years on key issues including ceasefire violations and cross-border infiltration.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Pakistani side led by Rangers Director General (Punjab) Maj Gen Umar Farooq Burki was received at the Attari- Wagah land border by senior Border Security Force (BSF) commanders of the Punjab frontier.<br /><br />"The delegation crossed over to the Indian side at 12.35 PM," senior officials said.<br />Burki was accorded a ceremonial salute and guard of honour by the Indian border guards and they will be flown in a special BSF plane to Delhi. The talks were last held in December 2013 in Lahore.<br /><br />Islamabad had agreed to New Delhi's proposal on a meeting between the two border guarding forces despite cancelling the NSA-level talks after India which made it clear that there should not be any meeting between Kashmiri separatists and Pakistani NSA Sartaj Aziz during his visit here.<br /><br />The 23-member Indian side would be headed by BSF DG D K Pathak during the talks and is expected to raise issues like ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir, including sniper attacks on BSF personnel, and infiltration.<br /><br />"The talks will also endeavour to focus on positive issues like different levels of communication, more simultaneous coordinated patrolling and other confidence building measures," a BSF statement had said.<br /><br />According to sources, extra stress would be on the "most important" issue of breach of ceasefire in J&K which has led to loss of lives of civilians and troops and "unprovoked" firing by the Rangers along the IB.<br /><br />The issue of "no response" by the other side when BSF waves the 'white flag' which is used to indicate stopping of fire and meeting of on-ground commanders of the two sides will also be taken up. The talks will end on September 12.</p>