New Delhi: India today (Nov 24) said it will respond "positively" to Pakistan's proposal for a ceasefire along the Line of Control but said for it to become "durable" there must be an end to infiltration from across the border.

It also proposed a ceasefire along the "Actual Ground Position Line" (AGPL) in Siachen.

Reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali's announcement last night (Nov 23) of a ceasefire from Eid day, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna told reporters that India welcomed the proposal.

"We will respond positively to this initiative. However, in order to establish a full ceasefire on a durable basis, there must be an end to infiltration from across the LoC," he said.

Sarna said to take this process further, "we also propose a ceasefire along the AGPL (Actual Ground Position Line) in Siachen".

Sarna said India also welcomed Pakistan Government's decision to work for expanding communication links, proposed by New Delhi on October 22.

"We now propose immediate technical level talks for early implementation of these proposals," he said.

PTI