India 'kills Pakistani soldier in Kashmir'

Indian troops have conducted a raid on a Pakistani military post in Kashmir, killing one soldier and injuring another, Pakistan's military says.

It said Indian forces had crossed the Line of Control between the two countries into the Hajipir sector of Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

The attack was repelled but troops from both sides were still exchanging fire in the area, a military statement said.

There was no immediate comment from Indian authorities.

Kashmir is claimed by both India and Pakistan, and has been a flashpoint between the two countries for more than 60 years.

Pakistan's military said Indian troops had "physically raided a checkpost named Sawan Patra".

"Pakistan Army troops effectively responded to the attack successfully," it said in a statement.

"One Pakistani soldier embraced martyrdom while another was critically injured."

The statement said Indian troops had left behind weapons as they retreated.

There has been a ceasefire in Kashmir since late 2003.

India suspended a peace process with Pakistan following attacks by Pakistan-based militants in Mumbai in 2008. Negotiations resumed in February last year.

- BBC