Pakistan army says Indian troops killed villager when they opened fire on Kashmiri border

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s army accused Indian troops of opening fire on Monday along its disputed border in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing a villager who was working in a field on the Pakistani-administered side.

The Pakistani army statement accused the Indian troops of “unprovoked firing” in violation of a ceasefire agreement. The Indian army disputed this in a statement Monday night, saying it opened fire when two militants tried to sneak into Indian Kashmir across the border. the so-called Line of Control. He said the two suspects were wounded and later killed on the Pakistani-controlled side of Kashmir.

The Pakistan-India ceasefire has largely held since 2021 when the two sides agreed to adhere to a 2003 deal that had previously been ignored, with civilian and troop deaths on both sides.

Pakistan and India have a history of bitter relations. Since gaining independence from British rule in 1947, the two sides have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir, which is divided between them but claimed in its entirety by both.