At least two people were killed in an exchange of fire between Pakistani and Indian border troops in the disputed Kashmir region, the military said.
"Indian forces have opened fire without justification in the Chakuti sector along the Line of Control, targeting the civilian population," said the Pakistani army's public relations.
Two civilians were killed and four others injured in the cross-border shoot-out across the Line of Control, which represents the actual border dividing the disputed Kashmir area into two parts, one run by India and the other by Pakistan. The clashes come amid international efforts to restore calm in the region.
The Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi discussed with US National Security Adviser John Bolton the measures his country is taking to reduce the escalation. "I talked to Qureshi to encourage serious steps against terrorist groups from Pakistan," Bolton wrote on Twitter. "He assured me that Pakistan will deal firmly with all terrorists and will continue to defuse tensions with India."
The German Foreign Minister, Haiku Mas, arrived in Islamabad yesterday to discuss the restoration of peace in the region and the situation in Afghanistan. He is scheduled to meet with senior Pakistani officials during the visit.
The Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, visited Pakistan and India to discuss the "calm". Al-Jubeir paid a short visit to India, which touched on regional issues and bilateral cooperation. , At the end of February, Pakistan, after an Asian tour of the Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, including Pakistan and India.
Tensions have risen between the two nuclear rivals over the past few weeks after a group suspected of being launched from Pakistan claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 40 Indian soldiers on India-controlled Kashmir. India later announced the bombing of targets inside Pakistan, A training center for terrorists responsible for the attack.