ISLAMABAD (AP) – At least six Pakistani villagers were killed and 26 were wounded in an overnight attack by India in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, Pakistan’s military said Friday, adding that hundreds of villagers were forced to move to safer places.
The Indian army said in a statement that all cease-fire violations in Kashmir have been initiated by Pakistani forces.
The attack, first reported Thursday night, came as Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi accused New Delhi of committing 600 such cease-fire violations since January.
In a speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Abbasi urged the United Nations to appoint a special envoy to Kashmir and reiterated his accusations against India, saying New Delhi is “brutally suppressing” the struggle of the people in Kashmir.
The disputed Kashmir region is divided between Pakistan and India but both claim it in its entirety.