Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan will hold bilateral talks Thursday in Islamabad to review confidence building measures (CBMs) between the two countries, said an official Tuesday.

The Joint Working Group (JWG) will discuss Confidence Building Measures to facilitate travel and trade across the Line of Control (LoC), the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement, reported Xinhua.

The meeting will be held in line with the decision during the foreign Secretary-level talks between the two countries on peace and security including CBMs, Jammu and Kashmir and friendly exchanges held in New Delhi on July 4-5, it added.

The Pakistani delegation will be headed by Zehra Akbari, director general of South Asia Division in foreign affairs ministry while the Indian side will be led by Y. K. Sinha, joint secretary (Pakistan) in the Indian ministry of external affairs, the statement said.