About a dozen rebel groups have been fighting Indian forces since 1989 for independence or merger of the Himalayan territory with Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
"A patrol of the army was targeted by mines and small arms fire by a group of unidentified armed personnel," a defence statement said, referring to the clash on Sunday night.
The incident took place in Akhnoor, 350 kilometres south of the main city of Srinagar, as hardline prime minister-elect Narendra Modi was busy giving shape to a new government in New Delhi.
Modi, who has said that peace talks with Pakistan cannot take place at the same time as violence, swept to power on Friday after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scored the first parliamentary majority in 30 years.
Muslim-majority Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan by a heavily militarised de facto border known as the Line of Control (LoC) and the territory is claimed in full by both countries.
Modi has previously reacted sharply to clashes on the border and his top aide Amit Shah has said on several occasions that Pakistan's army would not "dare" cross the LoC with Modi as prime minister.
He is expected to be sworn in later this week.
About a dozen rebel groups have been fighting Indian forces since 1989 for independence or merger of the Himalayan territory with Pakistan. The fighting has left tens of thousands, mostly civilians, dead.
India accuses Pakistan of helping the rebels infiltrate Kashmir across the LoC, a charge Islamabad denies, saying it provides only moral and diplomatic support.
Bilateral ties between India and Pakistan have only slightly recovered from the rock bottom they hit after the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were allegedly killed by Pakistani gunmen.
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@Muslim trying to pretend as an Indian muslim who is supporting Pakistan. Nice try to instigate anti Muslim sentiment amongst Indian Hindus. Indian muslims are defined by their accomplishments and not by their religion in India. By now, Pakistanis know about it by sure, as to what they accomplished after independence and what Indian Muslims achieved. The fact is Indian muslims have beaten Pakistan in every aspect. And even if you are really an Indian, people like are very few in number, and it does'nt matter to Indian army or its security forces since, a Muslim army officer might itself gun you down if you resort to violence or try anything stupid, with the help of those dirty handlers across the border. 1st let Pakistan as a country survive the bombings and gun shots, it would be a great miracle if a day passes by without it.
@guru we will see who these 'brave' friends that india has are? I can assure you that India will one day be turned into the size of Sri Lanka if not smaller. We Muslims of India want freedom and want to help Pakistan beat up these Hindu Kafir idol worshipping people. If you come to Muslim populated areas in India, we have Pakistan flags and we support the Pakistan team not the Hindus!
@Salman Don't worry the Lion won't dare attack Pakistan, since, its not dumb. Its got some other friends inside Pakistan itself to attack the brave Pakistani security forces. This game will go on.
@ajeet: That so-called Lion won't dare attack Pakistan.
@Ravi: Ravi, take your time, and every action....will be applicable on your actions towards us as well.
No foreign occupier can defeat the will of the Kashmiri people for freedom and independence. God bless Kashmiri freedom fighters. All Kashmiris love you.
@India: You are correct. The problem comes how much are they willing to sell Pakistan. Today one inch, tomorrow ........
dark age coming for pakistan.
The pakistani army seems to be testing waters.
Every action will definitely have equal and opposite reaction, but when is the question that cannot be immediately answered.
Good retaliation by Pak Army. Indians were firing all cylinders at Pakistani post for the last 3-4 days and it was reported every where.
Welcome sign for modi!
I m not surprised that Nawaz sharif is forced to negotiate with TTP .
This 'moral and diplomatic' support is now killing Pakistan from within, and yet Pakistan refuses to learn. Keep giving 'moral and diplomatic' support to terrorists. India will build a huge wall extending to both corners and these freedom fighters will be left trapped inside Pakistan and start creating havoc in their own 'homeland' of Azad Kashmir.
What else can you expect. They denied OBL,kasab, iran abduction into pakistan,afgan attacks. Denial of today's event is continuation of their policy carried on since decades.
Pakistan will learn its lesson shortly. A lion is now ruling India.