Indian army says Pakistani troops are firing on its positions on the Kashmir border.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Pakistani troops fired on Indian posts along the highly militarized border in disputed Kashmir for a second night, the Indian military said Saturday, as tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals continued to rise following a deadly attack on tourists.

According to an Indian army statement, soldiers from multiple Pakistani military posts opened fire overnight on Indian troops "along the Line of Control" in Kashmir. "Indian troops responded appropriately with small arms fire," the statement added, calling the firing "unprovoked."

No casualties were reported, the statement said.

The Indian army said the previous day that rival soldiers had fired on a post in the Gurez sector with small arms the previous night.

Pakistan had no immediate comment, and the incidents could not be independently verified. In the past, both sides have accused the other of initiating border skirmishes in the Himalayan region.

India called the massacre in which gunmen killed 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, a "terrorist attack" and accused Pakistan of supporting it.

But Islamabad has denied any connection to the incident near the resort town of Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, and the attack was claimed by a previously unknown insurgent group calling itself the Kashmir Resistance.

Tuesday's attack was the worst attack on civilians recorded in the disputed region in recent years. Since then, tensions have escalated dangerously between India and Pakistan, which have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir, which both claim in its entirety.

New Delhi on Wednesday suspended a crucial water-sharing treaty that has withstood two armed conflicts between the arch-rivals and closed its only functioning land border crossing. A day later, it revoked all visas issued to Pakistani nationals, a measure that will take effect on Sunday.

Pakistan responded angrily that it had nothing to do with the attack and canceled visas for Indian citizens, closed its airspace to all Indian-owned or operated airlines, and suspended all trade with its neighbor.

Citizens from both sides began returning to their home countries on Friday across the Wagah border near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.

Islamabad has also warned that any Indian attempt to stop or divert the flow of water will be considered an "act of war." The suspension of the treaty could cause water shortages at a time when parts of Pakistan are already facing drought and declining rainfall.

New Delhi considers the entire insurgency in Kashmir to be Pakistan-backed terrorism, something Islamabad denies, and many Muslim Kashmiris view the militants as part of a struggle for freedom in the region.

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This story was translated from English by an AP editor using a generative artificial intelligence tool.