Karachi Agreement

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. It established a cease-fire line which has been monitored by United Nations observers from the United Nations since then.

Not to be confused with Karachi Agreement (Azad Kashmir).

Karachi Agreement
Agreement Regarding the Establishment of a Cease-Fire Line in the State of Jammu and Kashmir
TypeDelimitation of Cease-Fire Line
ContextPost Indo-Pakistani War 1947
Drafted13 August 1948
Signed27 July 1949 (1949-07-27)
LocationKarachi, Pakistan
MediatorsUnited Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
NegotiatorsMilitary 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
Depositaries
LanguagesEnglish
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