The Indian army said its soldiers exchanged fire with the Pakistani army overnight along the de facto border in Kashmir.
Small arms and artillery fire were both in use. This comes as the two neighboring countries saw their worst violence in two decades after India launched missile strikes on Pakistan.
At least 43 deaths have been reported by both countries since the military escalation between them on Wednesday, with Islamabad saying that 31 civilians had been killed by India’s missiles and New Delhi reporting 13 casualties.
Meanwhile, Pakistan said it shot down 12 drones shot by India overnight, with one civilian being killed and multiple soldiers being wounded as a result of one of the drones.
According to Pakistan’s military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the attack was “another act of aggression” by India.
The country’s civil aviation authority said three of the country’s airports will remain closed until 18:00 local time (1300 GMT). That included the airport for the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
The airports in Karachi and Lahore will also be shut until the early evening. (DW)
