TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS IN PAKISTAN-INDIA HISTORY

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1947/48 - 1st Pak-India War in Oct 47

1949 - Pakistan n India agreed to withdraw all troops behind a mutually agreed Ceasefire Line - 1 Jan

1949 - Agreement on a UNSC resolution calling for referendum in Kashmir

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1954 - Accession of J & K to India is ratified by the state's constituent assembly

1960 - Signing of Indus Water Treaty in Sep

1963 - FMs of India and Pakistan - Swaran Singh and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto - held talks regarding the Kashmir dispute

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1964 - Following the failure of the 1963 talks, Pakistan referred the Kashmir case to the UNSC

1965 - 2nd Pakistan-India War

1966 - On 10 Jan, President Ayub Khan and PM Lal Bahadur Shastri signed an agreement at Tashkent

1971 - 3rd Pakistan-India War

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1972 - On 2 July, PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and PM Indira Gandhi signed an agreement in Simla. The agreement designates the ceasefire line of 17 Dec 1971, as the new "Line-of-Control (LoC)"

1973 - India agreed to release Pakistani Prisoners of War held since Dec 1971

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1974 - Kashmiri state govt affirmed that the state "is a constituent unit of the Union of India"

1974 - India detonated a nuclear device at Pokhran on 18 May

1982 - President Zia's official visit to India on 11 Mar.

1986 - Exercise Brasstacks by India close to border

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1987 - President Zia visited India on 21 Feb / Cricket diplomacy

1988 - PM Rajiv Gandhi visited Pakistan on 29 Dec

1988 - Agreement between both countries that neither side will attack other's nuclear installations or facilities

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1989 - Armed resistance to Indian rule in Kashmir valley began. Pakistan stated that it gives its "moral and diplomatic" support to the movement.

1991 - Signing of agreements on providing advance notification of military exercises, maneuvers and troops movements,...

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...as well as on preventing airspace violations and established over flight rules

1992 - A joint declaration prohibiting the use of chemical weapons signed in New Delhi

1994 - Peace talks with India break down over Kashmir in Jan

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1997 - Resumption of peace talks at Foreign Secy level for first time since 1994

1998 - India detonated 5 nuclear devices at Pokhran. Pakistan responded by detonating 6 nuclear devices at Chaghai Hills

1999 - Signing of Lahore Declaration on 21 Feb

1999 - Kargil Conflict

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2001 - Agra Summit on 14 July

2001 - Attack on Kashmir Assembly in Srinagar on 1 Oct - Pakistan blamed

2001 - Attack on India Parliament in New Delhi on 13 Dec - Pakistan blamed

2001/02 - Military escalation at borders

2003 - Ceasefire at LOC in Oct

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2004 - PM Vajpayee and President Musharraf held talks at 12th SAARC summit in Islamabad

2007 - Samjhauta Express bombed on 18 Feb near Panipat.

2008 - India joined TAPI.

2008 - India blamed ISI for a blast on the Indian Embassy in Kabul in July

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2008 - Cross-LOC trade commenced after President Zardari met PM Manmohan Singh

2008 - Mumbai Attacks on 26 Nov

2008/09 - Military escalation between countries

2009 - PM Gilani and PM Singh met on sidelines of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

12/n

2011 - Indian announced to share information with Pakistan regarding the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombing

2013 - PM Sharif and PM Singh met in New York on sidelines of UN GA

2014 - PM Sharif attended oath taking ceremony of PM Modi

2015 - PM Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore

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2016 - Pathankot Attack on 2 Jan - Pakistan blamed

2016 - Burhan Wani killed on 8 July

2016 - Uri Attack on 18 Sep - Pakistan blamed

2016 - Surgical Strike drama on 29 Sep

2016 - Attack on Indian base in IOJ & K in Nagrota on 29 Nov - Pakistan blamed

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2019 - Pulwama blast on 14 Feb - Pakistan blamed

2019 - Indian Airstrikes in Balakot on 26 Feb

2019 - Pakistan downs Indian aircraft and captured pilot Abhinandan on 27 Feb

2019 - Indian annexation of IOJ & K on 5 Aug

2019 - Inauguration of Kartarpur corridor - 9 Nov

15/n

2020 - Disinfo lab leaks / Indian Chronicles - Dec 2020

16/Concluded

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