Karachi Agreement of 1949

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The Karachi Agreement of 1949 was a ceasefire accord between India and Pakistan that delineated the ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir after the first Indo-Pakistani war, laying groundwork for later disputes including the Siachen conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Pakistani accord ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ
ceasefire agreement ⓘ
aim to formalize the ceasefire between Indian and Pakistani forces in Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
to reduce armed clashes along the ceasefire line ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Karachi Agreement on Jammu and Kashmir Ceasefire Line ⓘ
Karachi Ceasefire Agreement ⓘ
countryParty Azad Jammu and Kashmir government ⓘ
Dominion of India ⓘ
Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ
dateSigned 1949-07-27 ⓘ
defines Ceasefire Line in Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
military responsibilities along the Ceasefire Line ⓘ
supervision arrangements for the Ceasefire Line ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1949-07-27 ⓘ
establishedFor ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact created ambiguities in the northern sector later linked to Siachen dispute ⓘ
historicalSignificance first formal delineation of the military line in Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
foundation for later Line of Control ⓘ
implements United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 ⓘ
influencedBy UN mediation efforts in the Kashmir dispute ⓘ
jurisdictionalScope state of Jammu and Kashmir as of 1949 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterInterpretedAs basis for Siachen Glacier claims ⓘ
leftUndemarcatedArea glacier and high-altitude region northeast of NJ9842 ⓘ
legalStatus binding on India and Pakistan ⓘ
lineEndPoint map grid reference NJ9842 ⓘ
lineLength approximately 830 km ⓘ
lineStartPoint Manawar in Jammu region ⓘ
mapScaleUsed 1:1,000,000 ⓘ
mediatedBy United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan ⓘ
monitoredBy United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan ⓘ
negotiatedUnderAuspicesOf United Nations ⓘ
providesFor demarcation of the Ceasefire Line on maps ⓘ
field verification of the Ceasefire Line ⓘ
non-aggression along the Ceasefire Line ⓘ
withdrawal and regrouping of forces ⓘ
relatedConflict Kashmir dispute ⓘ
Siachen conflict ⓘ
resultOf 1947–1948 war over Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
First Indo-Pakistani War ⓘ
signedBy military representatives of India ⓘ
military representatives of Pakistan ⓘ
representatives of Azad Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
signedIn Karachi ⓘ
subject Jammu and Kashmir conflict ⓘ
linked to: Kashmir conflict
supersededBy Simla Agreement of 1972 in respect of the Line of Control ⓘ
linked to: Simla Agreement

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Siachen conflict → relatedAgreement → Karachi Agreement of 1949 ⓘ
UNMOGIP → relatedAgreement → Karachi Agreement of 1949 ⓘ
Karachi Agreement of 1949 → alsoKnownAs → Karachi Ceasefire Agreement ⓘ
linked to: Karachi Agreement of 1949
Karachi Agreement of 1949 → alsoKnownAs → Karachi Agreement on Jammu and Kashmir Ceasefire Line ⓘ
linked to: Karachi Agreement of 1949