Pakistan, India trade gunfire: One killed

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (AP): Pakistan and India traded heavy gunfire Friday, killing one person and forcing villagers in divided Kashmir to flee to safety even as the Pakistani president renewed his offer of talks with India to resolve the issue of the disputed region.

A Pakistani woman was killed and her two daughters and husband were wounded when an Indian mortar struck their home in the Nezapir sector of the divided region, the Pakistani military said.

The two nuclear-armed archrivals have a history of uneasy relations and regularly exchange fire over the disputed boundary, the latest coming as Pakistan celebrated Independence Day.

Pakistan won independence from Britain on Aug. 14, 1947, and marks the date each year with rallies and other celebrations.