Pakistan said Tuesday that three Pakistani civilians died in Indian gunfire from across the de facto border in Kashmir. Pakistan also said its forces later killed six Indian soldiers. The latest skirmishes took place a day after US President Donald Trump talked to the Pakistani and Indian prime ministers and urged them to reduce tensions over the disputed Himalayan region.

"Indian fire had martyred three civilians including a seven-year old boy in Tatta Pani sector along the Line of Control," military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted Tuesday. "Pakistan army targeted Indian posts, killing six Indian soldiers including an officer and wounding many others," he added.

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