Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir

AFP | New Delh

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Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in Kashmir, officials said yesterday after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show "maximum restraint" following a deadly shooting in the region.

Syed Ashfaq Gilani, a government official in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, told AFP yesterday that troops exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LOC) that separates the two countries.

"There was no firing on the civilian population," he added.

India's army confirmed there had been limited firing of small arms that it said had been "initiated by Pakistan", adding it had been "effectively responded to".

Indian security forces have launched a giant manhunt for those responsible for killing 26 male tourists in Pahalgam on Tuesday -- with police naming two Pakistani nationals among the fugitive gunmen.