India and Pakistan troops on Tuesday exchanged fire and targeted each other’s positions on Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said.
The two sides exchanged fire in Uri sector of frontier Baramulla district, about 117 kilometres north-west of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Indian officials said that Pakistani side violated cease-fire on Monday when they attacked military posts and civilian areas, during which three civilians were wounded.
“Three civilians were wounded after Pakistani army resorted to unprovoked firing along the LoC in Churanda-Silikote area of Haji Peer Sector in Uri.
“Indian army also fired in retaliation and the exchange was going on until early Tuesday,” a police official said.
According to Islamabad’s state-run broadcaster, Radio Pakistan, Indian firing along the…
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