After the war ended, the Indian and Pakistani local military commanders agreed to a plan to vacate Points 5353, 5240 and 5165 through which passed the Line of Control. According to Ashok K. Mehta, a retired Major general in the Indian Army and a columnist on defence and security affairs, None of these was ever with the Indian Army. Nor were these at the time in Pakistani possession. In late October 1999, units of 8 Mountain Division of the Indian Army captured Point 5240. They subsequently captured Point 5165 as well apparently to forestall their capture by Pakistanis. According to Ashok Mehta, Taking Points 5240 and 5165 was not difficult, keeping them was tough. The mystery was over not taking Point 5353. It appears the unit asked to do so said it was impossible to get there. But Pakistan had breached the local commanders' agreement and turned Point 5353 into a rope-maintained permanent post.