Line of Control (LoC)

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Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in the Kashmir Valley by resorting to unprovoked firing, a defence official said recently and added the army responded appropriately.

About Line of Control

• The LoC is the de facto military boundary between India and Pakistan in the region of Jammu and Kashmir.
• It is not an international boundary but a ceasefire line that was established after the 1947-48 India-Pakistan war over Kashmir.
• Then called the Ceasefire Line (CFL), it was redesignated as the "Line of Control" following the Simla Agreement, which was signed on 3 July 1972, following the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
• The LoC stretches about 740 kilometers, from the region of Ladakh in the north down to the Poonch district in the south.
• It is heavily militarized, with frequent skirmishes and exchanges of fire between Indian and Pakistani forces.
• On the Indian side of the LoC comes a part of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. On the Pakistani side comes the part of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), Gilgit, and Baltistan. 
• The LoC is different from the International Border (IB), which is the officially recognized border between India and Pakistan elsewhere.

Line of Control FAQs

Q1. The Line of Control (LoC) was established after which conflict?

Ans. 1947-48 India-Pakistan War over Kashmir

Q2. Under which agreement was the Ceasefire Line renamed as the "Line of Control"?

Ans. Simla Agreement

Q3. Approximately how long is the Line of Control (LoC)?

Ans. 740 kilometers

Source: TH