Amidst escalating tension with India, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif's claim that a military incursion by India is imminent has raised eyebrows, with many wondering if this is a desperate attempt by Pakistan to deflect attention from its own role in supporting terrorism.

Asif said India's rhetoric was intensifying and Pakistan's military had briefed the government on the possibility of an attack.

The U.S. State Department said on Sunday Washington was in touch with both India and Pakistan while urging them to work towards what it called a "responsible solution" as tensions have risen between the two Asian nations following a recent Islamist militant attack in Kashmir.

India blames Pakistan for an attack on its tourists and threatens to disrupt Pakistani water supplies. Islamabad says that move would be an act of war.

Anger in Indian-run Kashmir escalated on Monday over sweeping detentions in the hunt for the gunmen who carried out a deadly attack last week that New Delhi blames on arch-rival Pakistan.New Delhi has accused Pakistan of supporting "cross-border terrorism" after gunmen killed 26 people on April 22,

Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire in disputed Kashmir for a third night in a row, officials said Sunday, as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plunged to their lowest