The Director Generals Military Operations (DGMOs) met at the Wagah crossing to work out a mechanism¹ to ease tension, reports say.

 

The disputed Himalayan region is divided between India and Pakistan by the Line of Control (LoC).

 

Bilateral²（双边的） ties have been strained this year by a series of deadly clashes.

 

The violence has left a number of soldiers dead on both sides, including five Indian soldiers killed in August.

 

The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the talks look like a gesture from the military on both sides that they are serious about mending fences.

 

Our correspondent says the meeting suggests neither side wants tensions to escalate³ any further.

 

India has long accused Pakistan of sponsoring militants⁴ in the disputed region - though despite a recent rise in attacks, overall violence has declined since the early 2000s.

 

But relations plunged⁵ again over the 2008 Mumbai attack, which India blamed on militants based in Pakistan.

 

In September, the leaders of India and Pakistan, Manmohan Singh and Nawaz Sharif met on the sidelines of the UN assembly in New York and pledged to work together to halt the upsurge（高涨） of violence in Kashmir.

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