Indian and Pak Armies Exchange Sweets At LoC on Eid-al-Adha

Indian and Pakistan Army exchange sweets on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha at Chakan Da Bagh Crossing point, near Poonch on Wednesday, 22 August 2018.

(Photo: PTI)

The armies of India and Pakistan on Wednesdy, 22 August exchanged sweets on the occasion of the Eid-al-Adha along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

"Indian and Pakistan army exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha today at Chakan Da Bagh Crossing point along the LoC in Poonch," a defence spokesman said.

Pakistani Wing Commander Bilal Ahmed presented sweets to Border Security Force (BSF) Commander Sudeep Kumar on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, at Attari-Wagah border post near Amritsar on Wednesday.

Indian and Pakistan Army exchange sweets on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha at Chakan Da Bagh Crossing point, near Poonch on Wednesday, 22 August 2018.

Indian Army and Pakistan Armies exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid-Al-Adha at Poonch’s Chakan Da Bagh crossing point.

Compliments were exchanged in an atmosphere of bonhomie and festivity, an army spokesperson said.

He said the sweet exchange was proposed by Pakistan Army on hotline in the morning on Wednesday.

Compliments were exchanged in an atmosphere of bonhomie and festivity, he said.

The sweets exchange is a gesture appreciated by both countries and is expected to go a long way in promoting peace, harmony and compassion in the true spirit of the festival, the spokesman said.