India-Pakistan: Tensions at the border (PHOTOS)
Indian farmers warm themselves around a fire 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.
Tensions along the India-Pakistan border have been rising this week, with Pakistan calling for an investigation into repeated violations by Indian soldiers on Friday.
Pakistan's Foreign Office called on high commissioner of India, Sharat Sabharwal, to protest the killing of one of its soldiers, CNN reported.
The border between the rival countries, known as the Line of Control (LoC), has been a historical flashpoint.
Earlier this month, Pakistani troops accused Indian forces of killing one of their soldiers. Two days later, India claimed that Pakistani forces had killed and mutilated two Indian soldiers.
Pakistani officials called for an investigation into the incidents, alleging that India's accusations were propaganda.
Despite the current ceasefire, in effect since 2003, the unfriendly neighbors have seen such violations repeatedly.