Each country has accused the other of fresh attacks, while a stream of misinformation on social media has deepened public unease on either side of the border.

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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.