Indo-Pak Armies Exchange Sweets in Teetwal, Uri Sectors on Diwali

Jahangir Lolabi/Zaffar Uri

Kupwara/Baramulla, Nov 4 Indian and Pakistani armies Thursday held customary exchange of sweets in Teetwal and Uri sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) on the eve of Diwali.

An army official told that the two armies exchanged sweets at Kaman Aman Setu, Uri in Baramulla and Teetwal Crossing on Kishanganga River in Tangdhar in Kupwara.

He said that all the necessary Covid-19 protocols were followed during the exchange of sweets by the two sides. “It was done as a gesture for promoting peace, harmony and compassion in the true spirit of the festival,” the official added.