India says Pakistan violated truce, Islamabad denies

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The Indian army accused Pakistan on Wednesday of violating a ceasefire by firing across a military control line that divides Kashmir between the two countries.

But Pakistan denied that any firing had taken place.

The reported firing comes days after an incident last Friday when New Delhi said its soldiers came under heavy cross-border fire while trying to stop a group of militants from sneaking into its part of Kashmir.

It was this year's worst border incident.

India and Pakistan came to a truce along the Line of Control, a ceasefire line that divides Kashmir, in November, 2003, as part of peace efforts between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Since then violations have been rare.

"Last (Tuesday) evening, Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked firing in Kupwara sector, our troops did not retaliate, no one was hurt," said Indian army spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel A.K. Mathur.

"This is the ceasefire violation by Pakistani army."

But Pakistan's military said no such incident took place.

"It's incorrect. We have refuted it and have informed India at a high level there has been no such incident," said Pakistani military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas.