Military officials from India and Pakistan are stated to hold talks on Tuesday on the clearing of tens of thousands of mines along the de facto border of disputed Kashmir to facilitate earthquake relief, a top army official said.

V.K. Singh, army chief of staff who heads anti-insurgency operations in occupied Kashmir, told AFP Monday that commanders from both sides would attend the meeting at a point along the border called the Line of Control (LoC).

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