At least three Pakistan Army soldiers have been injured in Indian firing across the Line of Control (LoC), said a statement from the Inter-Services Public relations (ISPR).

“Three Pakistani soldiers critically injured,” said ISPR. The incident occurred in the Thoob sector of Bhimber district.

The ISPR statement added that Indian forces also suffered casualties in the latest incident of cross-border skirmishing.

Incidents of cross-border firing were reported with frequency in the last months of 2016 as tensions simmered between Pakistan and India over the Kashmir issue. Exchanges of fire have been reported sporadically since the new year began.

Following the Uri army base attack in September, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped up a drive to isolate Pakistan diplomatically.

In the days following the attack, India claimed to have conducted a cross-border ‘surgical strike’ against ‘launch pads of terror’ in Azad Jammu and Kashmir — a claim Pakistan strongly rejected.

Pakistan maintains that India is attempting to divert the world’s attention away from ‘atrocities’ committed by government forces in India-held Kashmir.

The two countries have locked horns over the Kashmir issue after Indian forces stepped up a crackdown against protesters after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed by government forces in July.</s>At least three Pakistani soldiers have been killed by Indian border forces in Kashmir, according to officials in Islamabad, while an equal number of Indian troops and one suspected rebel were gunned down in separate clashes.

The Pakistani troops died early on Tuesday after being wounded overnight, Pakistan's army said in a statement, adding that Indian troops had fired across the Line of Control, a de facto frontier that divides the Himalayan valley between the two countries.

Hours later, three Indian soldiers were killed in a gun battle with suspected rebels in India-administered Kashmir.

One suspected rebel also died in the clash in Bandipora district, the Indian army's Northern Command said.

Renewed violence

Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since they won independence from Britain in 1947. Both claim the territory in its entirety.

Several rebel groups have for decades fought the 500,000 Indian troops deployed in the region, demanding independence or a merger of the territory with Pakistan.

The fighting has left tens of thousands, mostly civilians, dead.

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The latest violence came three days after four suspected rebels, a civilian and three soldiers, were killed in south Kashmir, sparking pro-independence demonstrations that were put down with live ammunition and pellet guns, wounding more than two dozen people.

The disputed region has seen renewed protests and attacks following the killing of a popular rebel commander in July last year.

At least 100 civilians have been killed in the subsequent crackdown, according to health officials.</s>Islamabad: Pakistan Army on Monday said that its three soldiers were killed in "unprovoked" firing by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC), making it the deadliest border clash since General Qamar Javed Bajwa took over the command of country's powerful military.

The incident occurred when India troops resorted to "unprovoked firing on LoC in Thoob sector near Bhimber," army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor said.

He said three soldiers who were "critically injured" in the LoC firing have died.

Ghafoor said that Pakistan Army responded effectively to the Indian firing and there were reports of "Indian casualties as well in exchange of fire".

It was the deadliest clash in months since new Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa took over the command of Pakistan's powerful army in November last year from General Raheel Sharif.</s>ISLAMABAD - Three Pakistani soldiers were martyred on Monday in unprovoked firing by the Indian forces at Thoob Sector near Bhimber on the Line of Control (LoC), said ISPR.

The soldiers who embraced Shahadat are Naik Ghulam Rasool, Naik Imran Zafar and Sepoy Imam Bukhsh.

According to the ISPR, Indian forces violated ceasefire in Thoob Sector near Bhimber. However, it said, they were responded effectively and there are reports of Indian casualties as a result.

Earlier, seven Pakistani soldiers were martyred when Indian security forces opened unprovoked firing in the Bhimber district of the LoC on November 14 last year.

On November 24, three Pakistan Army soldiers were killed.

Tension between Pakistan and India heightened last year after killing of Burhan Wani in July last year.

Pakistan believes that Indian is deliberately committing Cease Fire Violation (CFVs) to cover up its atrocities against Kashmiris in Indian occupied Kashmir.

According to Pakistan Army, Indian forces committed at least 317 ceasefire violations along the LoC and Working Boundary during the past three months in which 19 civilians were killed and 80 others injured.</s>At least three Pakistan Army soldiers, who were injured in Indian firing across the Line of Control (LoC), succumbed to injuries, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public relations (ISPR).

"Three Pakistani soldiers succumb to wounds," said the military’s media wing.

The incident occurred in the Thoob sector of Bhimber district.

The ISPR statement added that Indian forces also suffered casualties in the latest incident of cross-border firing.</s>SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Three Indian soldiers and a militant were killed Tuesday in a gunbattle in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.

Army spokesman Col. Rajesh Kalia said the army launched an operation early Tuesday to flush out militants from a northern village following a tip that some rebels were hiding there. The soldiers had cordoned off Hajin village when a fierce gunbattle broke out in which three soldiers and a rebel were killed.

At least five other soldiers, including an army officer, were wounded in the firefight, Kalia said.

Indian paramilitary soldiers stands guard outside a base camp near the site of a gun battle with suspected rebels in Hajin Village some 38 kilometers (23.75 miles) northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Three Indian army soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed in the gun battle in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

There was no independent confirmation of the incidents.

Both India and Pakistan claim the Himalayan territory in its entirety. Rebel groups in Indian-controlled Kashmir have been fighting for independence or a merger with Pakistan since 1989. More than 68,000 people have been killed in the fighting.

Indian army soldiers carry a stretcher as they walk back towards a base camp near the site of a gun battle with suspected rebels in Hajin Village some 38 kilometers (23.75 miles) northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Three Indian army soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed in the gun battle in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

An ambulance carrying bodies of Indian army soldiers leaves a base camp near a base camp near the site of a gun battle with suspected rebels in Hajin Village some 38 kilometers (23.75 miles) northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Three Indian army soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed in the gun battle in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)</s>Three Indian soldiers and a militant were killed Tuesday in a gunbattle in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.

Army spokesman Col. Rajesh Kalia said the army launched an operation early Tuesday to flush out militants from a northern village following a tip that some rebels were hiding there. The soldiers had cordoned off Hajin village when a fierce gunbattle broke out in which three soldiers and a rebel were killed.

At least five other soldiers, including an army officer, were wounded in the firefight, Kalia said.

There was no independent confirmation of the incidents.

Both India and Pakistan claim the Himalayan territory in its entirety. Rebel groups in Indian-controlled Kashmir have been fighting for independence or a merger with Pakistan since 1989. More than 68,000 people have been killed in the fighting.</s>Pakistan on Tuesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh to lodge protest against unprovoked Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC), which resulted in the deaths of three Pakistani soldiers.

Islamabad deplored the increasing Indian ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, especially in the last two months.

This belligerent attitude of Indian occupation forces is a serious threat to the regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation, said the statement.

Foreign Office asked the Indian deputy high commissioner to convey to his government that it must stop the provocative firing and observe the ceasefire.

Three Pakistani soldiers were killed on Monday in unprovoked firing by the Indian forces at Thoob Sector near Bhimber on the Line of Control (LoC), said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Tension between Pakistan and India heightened last year after killing of Burhan Wani in July last year.

According to Pakistan Army, Indian forces committed at least 317 ceasefire violations along the LoC and Working Boundary during the past three months in which 19 civilians were killed and 80 others injured.</s>RAWALPINDI: Unprovoked Indian firing on Line of Control (LoC) in Thob Sector near Bhimber on Monday martyred three Pakistan Army soldiers.

 The unprovoked firing by India was responded effectively, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) here stated in a news release.

 Reports of Indian casualties in exchange of fire. ISPR</s>Islamabad, Feb 13 Pakistan Army today said that its three soldiers were killed in "unprovoked" firing by Indian troops along the Line of Control , making it the deadliest border clash since General Qamar Javed Bajwa took over the command of country's powerful military. The incident occurred when India troops resorted to "unprovoked firing on LoC in Thoob sector near Bhimber," army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor said.

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At least three Pakistan Army soldiers are killed by the Indian Army, while separate clashes kill three Indian Army soldiers and one suspected militant, at the Line of Control.