Violent clashes between India and Pakistan have left at least six civilians and two soldiers dead in the disputed mountainous region of Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Fighting reportedly resumed late on Friday night as Pakistani troops reportedly launched mortar shells along border towns in Kashmir, killing a mother and two siblings and critically wounding their father. Kashmir is split by the Line of Control (LoC) which divides it between India and Pakistan, though both countries claim the region in its entirety for themselves. They added that heavily armed Indian troops “indiscriminately targeted border villagers” along the Line of Control. India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir since their independence from British rule in 1947.

Source: Fox News March 02, 2019 16:07 UTC