Overnight Indian shelling has forced thousands of villagers from their homes and into fields or homes of relatives in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, a Pakistani lawmaker told The Associated Press Tuesday. Shelling exchanged across the Line of Control that divides the Himalayan region has forced the evacuation from villages in the Bhimber district, the report said. Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed by Indian shelling on Monday. The two sides have repeatedly traded fire in recent weeks. The nuclear-armed rivals each claim Kashmir in its entirety, and have fought two of their three wars over its fate. Waqar Noor, a member of Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly, said authorities were arranging...
