Karachi Agreement

Karachi Agreement
Agreement Regarding the Establishment of a Cease-Fire Line in the State of Jammu and Kashmir
TypeDelimitation of Cease-Fire Line
ContextPost Indo-Pakistani War 1947
Drafted13 August 1948
Signed27 July 1949; 75 years ago (1949-07-27)
LocationKarachi, Pakistan
MediatorsUnited Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
NegotiatorsMilitary representatives of India and Pakistan
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LanguagesEnglish

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]