Srinagar (AsiaNews / Agencies) - After nine days of heavy gunfire, 8 dead and almost 90 injured, last night the clashes between Pakistan and India in Kashmir ceased (or almost). The latest explosions - by Islamabad - took place last night between 20 and 20:20 (local time) in Hiranagar (Kathua district, on the international border). There were no further casualties.
In addition to civilians who died or were injured, more
than 32 thousand people - from the Indian side - have fled their homes, leaving
113 villages along the of the 200 kilometer international border deserted.
Pakistan stopped firing after the Border Security Force (BSF, Indian) responded
to aggression. For the moment, New Delhi continues to refuse talks with Islamabad.
Arun Jaitley, Minister of Defense, warned Pakistan against violations of the
cease-fire committed by his troops, saying that India "will make this misadventure
unaffordable".
Pakistani rangers attacked the civilian population of the Indian side less than
24 hours after the meeting
between Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Delhi and President Barack Obama. In
Washington, the two leaders agreed to "unite their efforts to dismantle safe
havens for terrorist and criminal networks such as Lashkar-e-Toiba [Pakistani,
ed], al-Qaeda and Haqqani."