A ceasefire to end the conflict between India and Pakistan was shaken by overnight border fighting in the disputed Kashmir region. People on both sides of the Line of Control, which divides the territory,

A series of military strikes last week by India and Pakistan brought the nuclear-armed rivals closer to a broader war.

India said its long-standing position on Kashmir has been that it is a bilateral issue between New Delhi and Islamabad and there is no change of this stand.

With last-minute U.S. mediation, cooler heads prevailed between India and Pakistan. But a flare-up is inevitable.

The encounter initially began in Kulgam and then shifted to a forest area in Shopian. Security personnel of the Army and paramilitary forces have been fighting the terrorists for about two hours now.