Pakistan, India trade fire across Kashmir border

The Pakistani and Indian soldiers deployed along the international border in disputed Jammu and Kashmir exchanged fire late Thursday, Report informs referring to Anadolu.

However, the two sides released contradictory statements about the fire exchange that took place near Sialkot on the Pakistani side and Jammu on the other side of the border.

Pakistan's interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti said in the capital Islamabad: “New Delhi openly violated the cease-fire on the working boundary.”

Islamabad's accusation comes after India’s Border Security Force (BSF) alleged Pakistan Rangers “resorted to unprovoked firing” along the border in the Jammu region.

"Pakistani forces foiled a drone attack attempt (and) responded to the unprovoked firing," said Bugti.

However, Indian BSF said in a statement its troops "immediately retaliated to the firing,” adding that one civilian and one BSF personnel were injured.