Kashmir: India warns Pakistan to stop \\\'unprovoked attacks\\\'

India has warned Pakistan of heavy retaliation if it does not stop ‘unprovoked firing’ in Kashmir. Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said India would make it ‘unaffordable’ for Pakistan if the attacks continued. These are the strongest comments yet from India's government on the recent escalation of tension. At least 19 people have been reportedly killed as troops continue to exchange fire in some of the worst violence in the disputed region in a decade. Of those killed since violence began last Friday, 11 are on the Pakistani side while eight are on the Indian side. Both sides have accused each other of starting the hostilities. A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but the nuclear-armed neighbours often accuse each other of violating it. Both sides continued to exchange fire on Wednesday night, and Indian officials said eight people, including three soldiers, had sustained ‘minor injuries’. ‘If Pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make the cost of this adventurism unaffordable for it, ‘Jaitley told reporters in Delhi, according to BBC.