印巴在有爭議的克什米爾地區交火

Indian officials say at least eight civilians have been wounded in cross-border firing in the disputed Kashmir region.
The exchange of fire between India and Pakistan began Sunday. On Monday, the violence claimed the heaviest casualties in more than a decade when nine civilians, both Indian and Pakistani, were killed and dozens wounded.
It has been called one of the worst cease-fire violations since 2003, when the two countries agreed to a truce along their volatile border.

The Director General of Border Security Forces, D. G. Pathak, told reporters Tuesday that 40 Indian army posts were targeted by Pakistani soldiers. He says Indian soldiers have retaliated.

Indian officials accuse Pakistani soldiers of firing mortars and machine guns into Indian territory. The latest violence has prompted hundreds of villagers living along the border in Indian Kashmir to flee.

Indian Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, said Indian soldiers are responding to the firing.

India called off talks with Pakistan last month after the Pakistani High Commissioner held a round of talk with Kashmiri separatists. India said Pakistan has to choose between talking to New Delhi or the separatists.印度官員說，印度和巴基斯坦在有爭議的克什米爾地區互相射擊，造成至少8名平民受傷。

印巴星期天開始在克什米爾相互射擊。星期一的衝突造成9名平民死亡，幾十人受傷。這是10多年來死傷人數最多的一次。

這是2003年以來最嚴重的破壞停火事件。印巴2003年同意在克什米爾實現停火。

邊境安全部隊總幹事帕塔克告訴記者，巴基斯坦軍人把印軍的40個哨所作爲襲擊目標，印度軍隊進行了報復。

印度官員指責巴基斯坦軍人向印度境內發射迫擊炮彈，並用機關槍進行掃射。克什米爾印度一側的數百名村民被迫逃離。

印度內務部統一大臣芮吉朱說，印軍對巴基斯坦炮擊作出迴應。

印度上個月在巴基斯坦官員與克什米爾分離主義分子會談後取消了印巴會談。印度說，巴基斯坦必須在新德里和分離主義分子之間做出選擇。