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
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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