Three Indian civilians were injured and some buildings and vehicles destroyed because of several hours of heavy shelling by both sides in the Tanghdar region in northern Kashmir late on Saturday night, a senior police official said. Pakistan said 6 of its civilians were killed and 8 wounded in the clash. Indian soldiers, Pakistani civilians among dead in Kashmir clash https://t.co/g2BXTdVM1k — The Straits Times (@STcom) October 20, 2019The nuclear-armed neighbours have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir. There was an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Tanghdar sector, said Indian defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia. Indian forces in occupied Kashmir have gone "berserk", Raja Farooq Haider, prime minister of Pakistan's Azad Kashmir region, said in a tweet, adding that the civilian casualties and injuries were in the Muzaffarabad and Neelum districts.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 20, 2019 06:56 UTC