India and Pakistan in a new exchange of fire in cashmira
India and Pakistan returned on Thursday to exchange fire in Caxemira, a disputed territory that has been under tension since a deadly attack in April. This although the US has appealed to the deaner. Nova Deli considers Islamabade responsible for the April 22 attack, which killed 26 civilians and was never claimed.
Following a series of diplomatic sanctions, unlicensed agreements and annulled visas, the two countries began to exchange bright night shots on the control line (LOC), the ‘de facto’ border in Caxemira.
According to the Indian army, for the seventh consecutive night, the Pakistani soldiers, sometimes only a few dozen meters away at certain points in the 770 -kilometer line opened fire.
Islamabade announced that he had slaughtered two small Indian surveillance drones that had entered his airspace in Caxemira within 24 hours.
In a sign of growing tension, India announced on Wednesday night that it was going to close airspace to Pakistani planes, in response to a similar decision made by Pakistan on April 24.
Although Pakistan denies any involvement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi authorized a military response, which arouses fears of a worsening of the situation.
Pakistan admitted to anticipating an Indian attack soon.
The head of US diplomacy appealed to the calm of the two nuclear powers, which have crashed several wars since the division in 1947. Marco Rubio « encouraged India to work with Pakistan to reduce tensions and maintain peace and security in southern Asia, » according to State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce.
