Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in the disputed Kashmir region, killing an Indian border guard, officials said on November 9. Authorities in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir said Pakistani soldiers fired mortars and machine guns at border posts in the southern Jammu area on night of November 8, calling it “unprovoked.” India’s Border Security Force said its soldiers "responded” and that one of its border guards was killed. The fighting ended early on November 9. There was no immediate comment from Pakistan. Each side often accuses the other of starting border skirmishes in the Himalayan region.
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