Pakistan and India — nuclear-armed rivals — are trading fire as tensions escalate after an Indian attack. Pakistan claims Indian jets were shot down.

The neighbors have been in conflict over the disputed border region since their independence and partition in 1947.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. They’ve also had dozens of skirmishes and conflicts, including one atop a glacier dubbed the coldest and highest-altitude battlefield in the world.