Soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir blew up the family homes of two men suspected of carrying out Tuesday’s deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam. People walk through the debris of a demolished house related to the family of one of the suspects in southern Kashmir on Friday.
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MUMBAI, India — A day after the United Nations appealed for “maximum restraint” between Pakistan and India, the Indian military reported an exchange of fire with Pakistani soldiers on Friday across the de-facto border of the disputed region of Kashmir.
Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors have soared after India blamed Pakistan for a militant attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday that killed 26 men. Pakistan has denied involvement in the attack, one of the deadliest on Indian civilians in years.
In a briefing Thursday, Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, told reporters that the U.N. was appealing to both countries “to ensure that the situation and the developments we’ve seen do not deteriorate any further.”
Friday’s brief exchange of gunfire appeared to end without casualties, according to the Indian military and media. Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson declined to comment on the firing at a press briefing in Islamabad, saying he would defer to the Pakistani military for formal confirmation.
Some Indian analysts warned of the possibility of more serious military action in the coming days….