Indian officials say at least eight civilians have been wounded in cross-border firing in the disputed Kashmir region.
The exchange of fire between India and Pakistan began Sunday. On Monday, the violence claimed the heaviest casualties in more than a decade when nine civilians, both Indian and Pakistani, were killed and dozens wounded.
It has been called one of the worst cease-fire violations since 2003, when the two countries agreed to a truce along their volatile border.
The Director General of Border Security Forces, D. G. Pathak, told reporters Tuesday that 40 Indian army posts were targeted by Pakistani soldiers. He says Indian soldiers have retaliated.
Indian officials accuse Pakistani soldiers of firing mortars and machine guns into Indian territory. The latest violence has prompted hundreds of villagers living along the border in Indian Kashmir to flee.
Indian Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, said Indian soldiers are responding to the firing.
India called off talks with Pakistan last month after the Pakistani High Commissioner held a round of talk with Kashmiri separatists. India said Pakistan has to choose between talking to New Delhi or the separatists.