India accuses Pakistan of nightly attacks with drones and other weapons along the entire border. They could be repelled and "suitable" responses have been given, writes the Indian military in a post on X.
The Indian military also accuses Pakistani forces of several "ceasefire violations" across the so-called Line of Control between the northern parts controlled by Pakistan and the southern parts controlled by India.
This is denied by Pakistan's Information Minister Ataullah Tarar. So far, no targets on international soil have been attacked, he claims.
Several dead
At least two people have been killed and several injured in India-controlled Kashmir during the night against Friday, according to Indian authorities.
In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, at least four civilians have been killed by Indian shelling, according to Pakistani police. One of the dead is a two-year-old girl, according to the police.
In response, the Pakistani army launched a powerful counterattack and attacked three Indian posts on the other side of the Line of Control, says Adeel Khan of the Pakistani police to AFP.
Shafqat Ali Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, urges the world to take "India's war hysteria" seriously.
It is very unfortunate that India's reckless behavior has brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to a larger conflict, he says at a press conference.
Schools close
It is the third day of escalated military violence between the countries. On Friday, schools are closed in parts of Kashmir and several nearby areas.
India has also canceled departures from 24 airports in the country. Air traffic is expected to resume as usual no earlier than Saturday morning, according to local media.
Tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations have increased sharply in recent weeks, following a massacre of tourists on April 22 in the Indian-controlled part of the long-disputed Kashmir region. India accuses Pakistan of having given its support to the perpetrators, which is denied by the country.
On Wednesday night, India carried out an airstrike against what the country describes as terrorist targets, in response to the massacre. More than 50 people are reported to have been killed, the majority in Pakistan.
