SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Troops of India and Pakistan Tuesday targeted each other's positions on the Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said.
The two sides exchanged fire in village Latchipora of Uri sector in frontier Baramulla district, 125 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on our positions in Uri sector this afternoon and we have retaliated to it," Indian military spokesman Col. Rajesh Kalia told Xinhua.
"The firing between two sides is going on. There were no reports of any damage or causality on either side."
On Sunday, four gunmen stormed an Indian army base in Uri, killing 18 troopers and wounding over 20 others. The attack considered to be deadliest in the recent past in the restive region has heightened tensions in India with some Indian politicians and retired military officials demanding a strong reaction.
New Delhi blames Islamabad for the attack and accuses Pakistan-based militants of carrying it out. Pakistan however has strongly rejected the accusations of India.
Indian government and its top officials have been meeting continuously ever since the attack in a bid to plan its diplomatic and strategic response to the attack on Uri.
Indian army said on Monday that it will decide the time and place to respond to the Uri attack.
