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| India, Pakistan in border talks | India, Pakistan in border talks |
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| India and Pakistan have begun two days of talks on a long-running border demarcation dispute. | |
| The talks in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi are focusing on Sir Creek, a narrow strip of marsh land separating India's western border from Pakistan. | The talks in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi are focusing on Sir Creek, a narrow strip of marsh land separating India's western border from Pakistan. |
| The dispute over Sir Creek has hampered the search for oil and gas and led to hundreds of fishermen being arrested. | |
| Both sides freed dozens of the other's nationals from their jails as talks got underway. Peace moves began in 2004. | |
| The delegation of the two countries will deliberate and work out a mechanism for undertaking a joint survey in Sir Creek, Pakistan defence ministry href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/5020416.stm" class="">Sir Creek survey agreed | |
| Pakistan freed 70 Indian prisoners, 50 of them fishermen, from jails in Karachi and Lahore, while India repatriated 57 Pakistanis at the Wagah border crossing. | |
| The two sides routinely arrest each other's fishermen for alleged border violations. | |
| The fishermen say they are often unsure whose waters they are in because of the dispute. | |
| Inhospitable | Inhospitable |
| In May, the two sides decided to do a joint survey of Sir Creek and adjoining areas to obtain information which would allow for better decisions to be made. | In May, the two sides decided to do a joint survey of Sir Creek and adjoining areas to obtain information which would allow for better decisions to be made. |
| "The delegation of the two countries will deliberate and work out a mechanism for undertaking a joint survey in Sir Creek," a Pakistani defence ministry release said. | "The delegation of the two countries will deliberate and work out a mechanism for undertaking a joint survey in Sir Creek," a Pakistani defence ministry release said. |
| It said military officials from the two countries will discuss modalities for conducting the survey during the talks in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. | It said military officials from the two countries will discuss modalities for conducting the survey during the talks in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. |
| Sir Creek lies between the Indian state of Gujarat and the southern Pakistani province of Sindh. | Sir Creek lies between the Indian state of Gujarat and the southern Pakistani province of Sindh. |
| Much of the land is either marsh or desert that neither side sees as being militarily important. It is also sparsely populated. | Much of the land is either marsh or desert that neither side sees as being militarily important. It is also sparsely populated. |
| But this inhospitable terrain - famous on the Indian side for its high quantities of salt - was the scene of heavy fighting between India and Pakistan in 1965. | But this inhospitable terrain - famous on the Indian side for its high quantities of salt - was the scene of heavy fighting between India and Pakistan in 1965. |
| India says the boundary should be in the middle of the 100-km (60-mile) estuary. Pakistan says the border should lie on the south-east bank. | India says the boundary should be in the middle of the 100-km (60-mile) estuary. Pakistan says the border should lie on the south-east bank. |