Pakistan says 7 soldiers killed by Indian fire in Kashmir

Indian cross-border fire has left seven Pakistani soldiers dead along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed region of Kashmir.

The Pakistani military said its troops were killed in an overnight ceasefire violation by Indian troops at the LoC in the Bhimber sector in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

It added that its troops responded to the “unprovoked” Indian firing and targeted Indian posts.

An Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment.

Cross-frontier shelling between the two sides has intensified in recent weeks, leading to deaths of civilians and soldiers stationed along the disputed frontier.

Tensions have been fraught since July when India-administered Kashmir was rocked by street protests after the killing of a pro-independence figure there.

Many in the Muslim majority Indian-controlled Kashmir are against New Delhi’s rule over the region.

New Delhi has deployed hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress dissent.

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