India, Pakistan troops trade fire in Kashmir

UN calls for 'maximum restraint' from both nations after Pahalgam incident

NEW DELHI — Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said on Friday, even as the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show "maximum restraint" following a deadly shooting in the region.

Syed Ashfaq Gilani, a government official in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, told Agence France-Presse on Friday that troops exchanged fire along the Line of Control that separates the two countries.

"There was no firing on the civilian population," he added.