Cross-border shelling leaves seven people dead in Kashmir

‘Seven people have been killed in the volatile region of Kashmir when India and Pakistan engaged in cross-border shelling.
Five people were killed on Pakistan’s side of the disputed border and 10 were injured in cross-border shelling by Indian troops on Saturday, local police officials said.
The Islamabad government said it summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh over what it called “unprovoked ceasefire violations.”
Shelling by Pakistani forces claimed the lives of two civilians on India’s side of the frontier and wounded two others, the Indian army’s defense spokesman said. He added that the army responded in kind to the Pakistani shelling.
Tensions are high in the Indian-administrated Kashmir region, where the Muslim-majority population stages regular protests against Indian rule and demands autonomy from New Delhi.’
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