Maximum tension at the Indo-Pakistan border: reports of clashes between the two nuclear powers

The Indian and Pakistani authorities have denounced several bombings perpetrated on Tuesday between countries, violating truces on the line of control in the Kashmir region.

according to Hindu time, The Indian army reported that Pakistani troops had fired with artillery from 12 facilities located along the line of control (LoC, de facto border since 1974) and injured about five soldiers deployed on the barrier. protection.

And on the other hand, Pakistani officials have informed the media Dawn What an "intense and indiscriminate" attack by India with mortars and artillery towards the districts of Kotli, Bhimber and Poonch has left five dead and eleven wounded who are currently hospitalized.

In the social networks circulate videos of strong blows on Kashmir. However, no one has yet confirmed who the perpetrators of these attacks are, as they appear on the images, or on which side of the border the filming took place.

The historical tensions between these two nuclear powers they have been fired since the February 14 suicide bombing that killed 42 policemen, the worst in 30 years in Indian-held Kashmir, a region with a Muslim majority for which the two waged two wars.

Since then, India has taken several measures against the country that divided it in 1947, such as the promise to isolate it in international fora or a 200% increase in the tax on Pakistani imports.

The bombardment confirmed by the Indian government on Tuesday would be the second operation in Pakistan since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014.

On another similar occasion in 2016, India launched "surgical attacks" on the LoC and killed several Pakistani soldiers a few days after the death of 18 Indian soldiers in an attack by allegedly Pakistani insurgents against a military base .

India has repeatedly accused Pakistan of allowing and sponsoring the operation of terrorist groups on its territory to attack Indian targets and fuel separatist demonstrations among the Kashmiri population.