India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border for fourth night
Indian and Pakistani armed forces have exchanged gunfire across the contested Kashmir border for the fourth consecutive night, as relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors have plunged to their lowest level.
India said on Monday that its forces had responded to "unprovoked" firing of small arms by Pakistani soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC).
"(Our) own troops responded effectively with appropriate small arms fire," India's military said about the incident.
There have been no reports about possible casualties during these attacks.
The gunfire exchange follows a deadly terrorist attack in the Pahalgam region in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir that took the lives of 26 civilians.
India has accused Pakistan of supporting "cross-border terrorism" , a claim Pakistan rejects.
According to Indian officials, the Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, has claimed responsibility for the shooting.
Calling India’s claims “frivolous,” Pakistani officials have categorically denied involvement in the attack.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that his country is "fully prepared to cooperate with any neutral investigators to ensure that the truth is uncovered and justice is served."
"Pakistan remains committed to peace, stability, and the following of international norms but will not compromise on its sovereignty," he said.
Meanwhile, India has announced the closure of the main land border crossing with Pakistan, downgraded diplomatic ties, suspended a water-sharing treaty, and withdrawn the visas of Pakistani citizens.
In response, Pakistan has canceled visas for Indian nationals, closed its airspace to Indian airplanes, and ordered the expulsion of Indian diplomats and military advisers.
The UN has urged the two countries to show restraint and cooperate to solve the issue peacefully and meaningfully.
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