Pakistani soldier killed in explosion at camp

One soldier was killed and five were wounded in an explosion at an army camp in a Pakistani administered area of Kashmir early yesterday, officials said.
The blast took place around midnight and triggered fire in Gulpar camp in Kotli district near the UN monitored line of control that divides the disputed Himalayan region between India and Pakistan, local police chief Malik Khalid told AFP by telephone.
"One body has been recovered and five soldiers injured in the incident have been admitted to hospital," he said.
Local administration chief Fareed Ahmed confirmed the incident. "We are investigating if the explosion was accidentally caused by an electrical short circuit or if it was an act of terrorism," he said.
The region is split between the two countries along the line of control and has triggered two of the three wars between the neighbours since their independence from Britain in 1947.
Overall militant violence in the region has declined since India and Pakistan began a peace process in 2004.

Since then, there have been sporadic small clashes with both sides accusing the other of violating the ceasefire.