51.   Apparently fearing a mass retreat, Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary troops were deployed along the border near Tora Bora to stop al-Qaida forces from entering.

52.   Brig. Mohan Bhandari, a military spokesman, said they were mostly Afghan mercenaries and Pakistani soldiers in civilian disguise.

53.   But India said Pakistani soldiers carried out the attack.

54.   Das said Pakistani soldiers had sneaked into Indian territory in Akhnoor on Monday night and damaged three power transformers.

55.   Five insurgents, described by India as Pakistani soldiers, were killed in the Dras sector, according to an Indian army spokesman.

56.   Five other Pakistani soldiers were wounded, said army spokesman Brig. Rashid Quereshi.

57.   Five Pakistani soldiers also were believed to have been killed, the spokesman said.

58.   Fernandes, who spent four days in Kashmir this week, said Pakistani soldiers opened fire from across the disputed border at least twice while he was visiting.

59.   Four Indian soldiers were killed in clashes between Indian and Pakistani forces guarding the border that separates the two hostile neighbors, Pakistani soldiers said Monday.

60.   He refused to say whether they were guerrillas or Pakistani soldiers.