Karachi Agreement

Karachi Agreement
Agreement Regarding the Establishment of a Cease-Fire Line in the State of Jammu and Kashmir
Type	Delimitation of Cease-Fire Line
Context	Post Indo-Pakistani War 1947
Drafted	13 August 1948
Signed	27 July 1949; 75 years ago
Location	Karachi, Pakistan
Mediators	United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
Negotiators	Military representatives of India and Pakistan
Signatories	Lt. Gen. S. M. Shrinagesh; on behalf of India; Maj. Gen. W. J. Cawthorn; on behalf of Pakistan; Hernando Samper and M. Delvoie; from UNCIP;
Parties	India; Pakistan; United Nations;
Depositaries	Government of India; Government of Pakistan;
Languages	English

The Karachi Agreement of 1949 was signed by the military representatives of India and Pakistan, supervised by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, establishing a cease-fire line in Kashmir following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.^[1] It established a cease-fire line which has been monitored by United Nations observers from the United Nations since then.^[2]

^ Wirsing, War or Peace on the Line of Control? 1998, p. 9.
^ Hilaire, United Nations Law and the Security Council 2005, pp. 29–30.

[FOOTNOTEWirsing,_War_or_Peace_on_the_Line_of_Control?19989-1] Wirsing, War or Peace on the Line of Control? 1998, p. 9.

[FOOTNOTEHilaire,_United_Nations_Law_and_the_Security_Council200529–30-2] Hilaire, United Nations Law and the Security Council 2005, pp. 29–30.

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