India, Pakistan to devise new strategies ending ceasefire violations in Kashmir

India and Pakistan on Thursday agreed to devise new strategies along the International Border in Kashmir to end incidents of ceasefire violations.

The commanders of India's Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers, in the first day of their three-day talks, decided to extend for one more day the meeting to "discuss and finalize" these new protocols and strategies, the Press Trust of India reported.

"The most significant takeaway of the talks has been that the two sides agreed that maintenance of peace and tranquillity on this border is the most important issue and this needs to be implemented on the ground," a government source was quoted as saying.

The meeting was planned by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif when they met in July in Ufa, Russia, on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

But the two countries failed to hold a planned meeting of the national security advisers due to disputes over Kashmir.

Both India and Pakistan have accused each other of repeatedly violating a 2003 ceasefire in Kashmir.

A dozen civilians were killed over the past few weeks in shelling by border forces of the two neighbors along the border or line-of-control in Kashmir. Endi