India and Pakistan on Thursday
traded warnings over a surge in violence in Kashmir which has
killed at least 19 people.
Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said his country
would "respond befittingly to Indian aggression" but it did not
want an open clash with another nuclear-armed country.
His Indian counterpart, Arun Jaitley, had earlier said
Pakistan would be made to pay an "unaffordable" price if it
persisted with "adventurism".
Each side accuses the other of starting hostilities which
broke out a week ago.
Exchanges in the disputed area are not uncommon but rarely
result in fatalities.
So the violence is some of the worst in a decade.
Of the 19 civilians killed since fighting began last
Friday, 11 are on the Pakistani side while eight are on the
Indian side.
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