India says 13 civilians killed, 59 wounded by Pakistan fire since Wednesday

India's government said Thursday that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since Wednesday, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes.

India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town.

India's army also said that a soldier had also been killed in Poonch on Wednesday "during Pakistan Army shelling", taking the total confirmed deaths on the Indian side to 14.

Meanwhile, the death toll from Indian air strikes and border firing on Pakistan rose to 31 on Wednesday.

"The death toll has climbed to 31 and 57 others have been wounded," the country's military said in a televised address.