India’s first attack across ceasefire line since 1971 did not result in casualties or damage,Pakistan saysIndia has carried out aerial bombing over the disputed border in Kashmir for the first time since it went to war with Pakistan in 1971, escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
The country’s foreign secretary, and Vijay Gokhale,said in a briefing that Delhi had received credible intelligence that the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which killed 40 Indian security personnel in a suicide bombing this month, and was training fighters for similar attacks at the site. Related: The Guardian view on Kashmir: the world’s most dangerous dwelling | Editorial Kashmir,a disputed region in the foothills of the Himalayas, has been at the centre of tensions between India and Pakistan since both states came into being in 1947.
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Source: theguardian.com