Photos: India-Pakistan border flares up in Kashmir
January 11, 2013
A Pakistani Ranger in black uniform and his Indian counterpart, march during a flag off ceremony, at the joint Pakistan-India border check post of Wagah near Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Pakistan has summoned India's top diplomat in the country to protest a pair of clashes along the disputed Kashmir border in the past week that killed two Pakistani soldiers. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier looks through a pair of binoculars outside a bunker near the fenced border with Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu January 11, 2013. A flare-up in fighting on the Line of Control dividing India and Pakistan in Kashmir this week has cast a rare light on the low-level manoeuvring by both armies, highlighting the extent to which the nuclear-armed old enemies remain on a knife edge. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
An Indian farmer works in a field near the India-Pakistan international border fencing at Suchet Garh, about 27 kilometers (17 miles) south of Jammu, India, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. India has formally complained about an attack on an Indian army patrol in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir that killed two soldiers and left their bodies mutilated. India says Pakistani troops crossed the cease-fire line Tuesday and attacked Indian soldiers patrolling in the Mendhar region before retreating. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
A Pakistani soldier keeps watch from a minaret during funeral prayers for fallen comrade Havildar (Sargeant) Mohyuddin, who was allegedly shot by Indian troops at the Hotspring sector in Battal in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in Jhelum some 100 kms of Islamabad on January 11, 2013. Pakistan said one of its soldiers was killed January 10 by "unprovoked" Indian firing across their tense border in Kashmir, the third deadly incident reported in five days in the disputed region. FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistani soldiers carry the coffin of their fallen comrade Havildar (Sargeant) Mohyuddin, who was allegedly shot by Indian troops at the Hotspring sector in Battal in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, during his funeral in Jhelum some 100 kms of Islamabad on January 11, 2013. Pakistan said one of its soldiers was killed January 10 by "unprovoked" Indian firing across their tense border in Kashmir, the third deadly incident reported in five days in the disputed region. FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistani army officers and soldiers gather beside the casket of their colleague, Havildar Mohyuddin, who was killed by Indian troops firing on a post in the disputed Kashmir border, following a funeral prayer in Jhelum, Pakistan on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Pakistan has summoned India's top diplomat in the country to protest a pair of clashes along the disputed Kashmir border in the past week that killed two Pakistani soldiers. (AP Photo)
This photograph taken on January 8, 2013 Pakistani army officials lay a wreath on the grave of soldier Mohammad Aslam, who was killed during a border post attack in the Haji Pir sector of Pakistan-administered Kashmir by Indian soldiers, during his funeral in Khairpur village Chakwal district. Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire on January 6 along their hotly disputed border in divided Kashmir, with each side accusing the other of starting the clash. Pakistan on January 9 denied an Indian claim that its troops killed two Indian soldiers in a cross-border attack on January 8 that has raised tensions in South Asia, a military official said. AFP PHOTO/STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images
In this March 2, 2007 file photo, an Indian Border Security Force soldier patrols the India-Pakistan border area of Golpattan, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) west of Jammu, India. Pakistan and India traded accusations Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, of violating the cease-fire in the disputed northern region of Kashmir, with Islamabad accusing Indian troops of a cross-border raid that killed one of its soldiers and India charging that Pakistani shelling destroyed a home on its side. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)
Indian army personnel carry the coffin of soldier Lance Naik Hemraj at Rajouri, some 148 kms from state winter capital Jammu on January 9, 2013 where a post-mortem will be conducted at the army hospital to confirm the extent of injuries. India summoned Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi Wednesday to protest the killing of two soldiers in a border clash, but warned against any escalation, after apparent tit-for-tat skirmishes that have led to deaths on both sides. Two Indian soldiers died after a firefight erupted in disputed Kashmir on Tuesday as a patrol moving in fog discovered Pakistani troops about 500 metres (yards) inside Indian territory, according to the Indian army. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images
An Indian soldier, holding a wreath, waits inside a military truck for the arrival of the bodies of two comrades, allegedly killed by Pakistani soldiers in a cross-border skirmish in the disputed Kashmir region, at the New Delhi Air Force Station on January 9, 2012. India delivered a dressing-down to Islamabad's envoy to Delhi as it accused Pakistan's army of beheading one of two soldiers killed in Kashmir, but both sides warned against inflaming tensions. RAVEEN DRAN/AFP/Getty Images
Indian demonstrators burn a representation of the Pakistani flag during a protest against the death of two Indian soldiers in the disputed Kashmir region, in Amritsar on January 10, 2013. Pakistan on January 10 accused Indian troops of opening fire and killing a Pakistani soldier, the third deadly cross-border incident in days that threatens to escalate tensions in Kashmir. NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images
Indian demonstrators burn a banner which reads "Down with Pakistan, Shame on Pakistan" as an Indian flag is pictured in the background as they demonstrate against the alleged killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, in Ahmedabad on January 10, 2013. Pakistan on January 10 accused Indian troops of opening fire and killing a Pakistani soldier, the third deadly cross-border incident in days that threatens to escalate tensions in Kashmir. SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images
Activists from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shout anti-Pakistan slogans as they jump a police barricade during a protest march to the Pakistani embassy, against the killing of Indian soldiers Lance Naik Hemraj and Sudhakar Singh in the disputed Kashmir region, in New Delhi on January 9, 2012. India summoned Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi to protest the killing of two soldiers in a border clash, but warned against any escalation, after apparent tit-for-tat skirmishes that have led to deaths on both sides. Two Indian soldiers died after a firefight erupted in disputed Kashmir on Tuesday as a patrol moving in fog discovered Pakistani troops about 500 metres (yards) inside Indian territory, according to the Indian army. RAVEEN DRAN/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistani Kashmiris wait for transportation heading to the town of Titrinot, some 30 kilometers north of Battal sector close of Pakistan-India border, on January 10, 2013. Pakistan on January 10 accused Indian troops of opening fire and killing a Pakistani soldier, the third deadly cross-border incident in days that threatens to escalate tensions in Kashmir. The Pakistan military said the incident happened in the Battal area of the disputed Himalayan region, where a ceasefire has held on heavily militarised Line of Control since 2003, despite violations on both sides. SAJJAD QAYYUM/AFP/Getty Images
A Pakistani Kashmiri tea vendor makes a brew for customers at his stall on the way to the town of Titrinot, some 30 kilometers north of Battal sector close of Pakistan-India border, on January 10, 2013. Pakistan on January 10 accused Indian troops of opening fire and killing a Pakistani soldier, the third deadly cross-border incident in days that threatens to escalate tensions in Kashmir. The Pakistan military said the incident happened in the Battal area of the disputed Himalayan region, where a ceasefire has held on heavily militarised Line of Control since 2003, despite violations on both sides. SAJJAD QAYYUM/AFP/Getty Images
Indian farmers ride a horse cart as they return after a day's work near the India-Pakistan border in Abdulian, 38 kms southwest of Jammu, on January 9, 2013. India delivered a dressing-down to Islamabad's envoy to Delhi as it accused Pakistan's army of beheading one of two soldiers killed in Kashmir, but both sides warned against inflaming tensions. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistani Kashmiris walk on a road leading towards the town of Titrinot, some 30 kilometers north of Battal sector close of Pakistan-India border, on January 10, 2013. Pakistan on January 10 accused Indian troops of opening fire and killing a Pakistani soldier, the third deadly cross-border incident in days that threatens to escalate tensions in Kashmir. The Pakistan military said the incident happened in the Battal area of the disputed Himalayan region, where a ceasefire has held on heavily militarised Line of Control since 2003, despite violations on both sides. SAJJAD QAYYUM/AFP/Getty Images
An Indian woman carries grass near the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, 36 kms southwest of Jammu, on January 11, 2013. Pakistan summoned the Indian ambassador to protest against "unacceptable and unprovoked" attacks by the Indian army that killed two Pakistani soldiers in five days in Kashmir. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier patrols near the fenced border with Pakistan amid fog in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu January 10, 2013. Indian troops killed a Pakistani soldier on Thursday in the disputed region of Kashmir, the Pakistani army said, in the worst outbreak of violence in the area since the nuclear-armed neighbours agreed a ceasefire nearly a decade ago. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier stands guard during a night patrol near international border fencing at Suchet Garh in Ranbir Singh Pura, about 27 kilometers (17 miles) south of Jammu, India, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The Pakistani army accused Indian troops of firing across the disputed Kashmir border and killing a soldier Thursday, the third deadly incident in the disputed Himalayan region in recent days. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrols along the border fence at an outpost along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, 36 kms southwest of Jammu on January 11, 2013. Pakistan summoned the Indian ambassador to protest against "unacceptable and unprovoked" attacks by the Indian army that killed two Pakistani soldiers in five days in Kashmir. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier stands guard near a gate at an outpost along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, 36 kms southwest of Jammu on January 11, 2013. Pakistan summoned the Indian ambassador to protest against "unacceptable and unprovoked" attacks by the Indian army that killed two Pakistani soldiers in five days in Kashmir. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
An Indian man rides his bicycle during a dense fog along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, 36 kms southwest of Jammu on January 10, 2013. The beheading of an Indian soldier may have sparked a war of words between Delhi and Islamabad but the two nuclear rivals are both determined to prevent it from wrecking a fragile peace process. Two Indian soldiers died after a firefight erupted in disputed Kashmir on Tuesday as a patrol moving in fog discovered Pakistani troops about 500 metres (yards) inside Indian territory, according to the Indian army. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
Indian children stand in a dense fog along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, 36 kms southwest of Jammu on January 10, 2013. The beheading of an Indian soldier may have sparked a war of words between Delhi and Islamabad but the two nuclear rivals are both determined to prevent it from wrecking a fragile peace process. Two Indian soldiers died after a firefight erupted in disputed Kashmir on Tuesday as a patrol moving in fog discovered Pakistani troops about 500 metres (yards) inside Indian territory, according to the Indian army. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
An Indian woman uses a handpump to during a dense fog along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, 36 kms southwest of Jammu on January 10, 2013. The beheading of an Indian soldier may have sparked a war of words between Delhi and Islamabad but the two nuclear rivals are both determined to prevent it from wrecking a fragile peace process. Two Indian soldiers died after a firefight erupted in disputed Kashmir on Tuesday as a patrol moving in fog discovered Pakistani troops about 500 metres (yards) inside Indian territory, according to the Indian army. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
Indian labourers work on a road during a dense fog along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, 36 kms southwest of Jammu on January 10, 2013. The beheading of an Indian soldier may have sparked a war of words between Delhi and Islamabad but the two nuclear rivals are both determined to prevent it from wrecking a fragile peace process. Two Indian soldiers died after a firefight erupted in disputed Kashmir on Tuesday as a patrol moving in fog discovered Pakistani troops about 500 metres (yards) inside Indian territory, according to the Indian army. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier keeps watch at an outpost along the India-Pakistan border in Abdulian, 38 kms southwest of Jammu, on January 9, 2013. India delivered a dressing-down to Islamabad's envoy to Delhi as it accused Pakistan's army of beheading one of two soldiers killed in Kashmir, but both sides warned against inflaming tensions. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
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