Pakistani and Indian troops on Saturday traded fire across the LoC between Indian held Kashmir and Azad Jammu and Kashmir amid heightened bilateral tensions triggered by Mumbai terror attacks. The incident broke five months of relative calm along the heavily militarised border.
The two sides traded blame for the incident, with each accusing the other of "unprovoked" firing. The Indian army said one of its soldiers was injured in the firing, which a spokesman said lasted five hours, ending early on Saturday morning.
Pakistan said it had lodged a "strong protest" with Indian officials over the "cease-fire violation." Pakistan and India agreed in November 2003 to a cease-fire along, the LoC, before they launched their slow-moving peace talks in January 2004. Since then there have been sporadic clashes and both countries have accused each other of violating the cease-fire.