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| Pak objects Siachen peace move | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu|Sep 17
True to its belligerent approach, Pakistan has opposed the Indian peace moves on Siachen glacier –the highest, coldest and bloodies battlefield of the world.
In a landmark decision the Indian government had recently opened the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh for trekking. The Indian Army had said that the first group of trekkers would set off later this month for the 6,300-metre (20,800-feet) high Siachen Glacier.
Pakistan foreign ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told a weekly briefing that India's deputy ambassador had been summoned on Monday to receive a "strong protest" over the Siachen plan, the media reports reaching here said.
"The area remains a conflict zone and the reported move by India to open this for tourism could aggravate the situation with serious consequences that vitiate the atmosphere for the ongoing peace process," she said.
Although guns on the glacier have largely fallen silent, the lofty zone remains a contentious issue whenever it is raised in talks.
Pakistan fears that setting out its positions would be tacit acceptance of India's claims to Siachen and the area as a whole.
Experts say India has around 5,000 troops on the glacier, while Pakistan has less than half that number. Harsh weather in Siachen is said to have claimed many more lives than actual fighting.
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