The military on Wednesday said it has destroyed Indian posts and killed several soldiers in retaliation to earlier shelling in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
ISPR said Indian troops opened fire in violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement in Nezapir, Sabzkot and Kayani sectors of AJK, killing three people, including a soldier, and wounding another 13 in the volatile region.
"At least five Indian soldiers were killed and scores injured in retaliation. The troops also destroyed multiple Indian posts."
PR 370/17 Ref
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) July 19, 2017
Clip showing Pak Army's response to Indian CFV today. Every CFV shall get such aggressive & effective response! pic.twitter.com/7LwYjdB9Yq
The nuclear-armed rivals have repeatedly accused each other in recent weeks of unprovoked fire across the Line of Control that divides the Himalayan region into Indian and Pakistani zones.
Both countries claim Kashmir in its entirety, and have gone to war over it twice.
Earlier this week the Pakistani military said four soldiers drowned after their vehicle was struck by Indian fire, causing it to plunge into a river in Kashmir.