A flag meeting at the local level between Indian and Pakistani troops is likely to take place later today as exchange of fire between the two armies stopped this morning, a defence spokesman said.
A flag meeting at the company commander-level has been convened by the Indian army which has been accepted by its Pakistani counterpart, the spokesman said.
He said the firing between the two sides which lasted for nearly 16 hours stopped this morning. Sepoy Mahesh of Rewari in Haryana was killed during the gunbattle.
Pakistani troops initiated the firing around 3.30 pm yesterday after a group of 10 or 12 of them crossed over to this side in Nowgam sector for talks, he said.
They raised objections to a bunker and resulted in heated exchange of words with the Indian troops, the spokesman said.
After returning to their side, they opened fire indiscriminately during which the Indian soldier was killed, he said adding that the Indian troops also retaliated.
Asked if there were any casualties on the Pakistani side, the spokesman said he was not aware of any across the border. "We have not seen them (casualties on Pak side)," he added.