Torrential rainfall has left at least 34 people dead in Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Over 210,000 people in Pakistan have been displaced, and the shrine of the founder of the Sikh religion has been submerged. Many of the dead were trekking on a popular Hindu pilgrimage route. Forecasters say rain will continue across the region this week. Heavy downpours and flash floods in the Himalayan region have killed nearly 100 people in August. Scientists say climate change is fueling heavier monsoon rains in South Asia.

Indian and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff. Police in Pakistan say an unusually intense night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and wounded 12 others in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir. In India, military officials said Pakistani troops barraged their posts overnight with artillery, mortars and gunfire at multiple locations. A woman was reported killed and two other civilians were injured.

Pakistan said Indian drones killed two civilians and wounded four soldiers, as India accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack. India acknowledged Thursday that it targeted Pakistan's air defense system, and Islamabad said it shot down several drones. India said it "neutralized" Pakistan's attempts to hit military targets. It was not possible to verify all of the claims. The exchanges came a day after Pakistani officials said Indian missiles killed 31 civilians. New Delhi said it was retaliating after gunmen killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir last month.

India is blaming Pakistan for a militant attack that killed 26 people in Indian-held Kashmir, downgrading diplomatic ties and suspending a crucial water-sharing treaty. The spray of gunfire at tourists Tuesday was the worst assault in years targeting civilians in the restive region that is claimed by both countries. India's foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, announced the diplomatic moves against Pakistan at a news conference in New Delhi late Wednesday, saying a special cabinet meeting decided that the attack had "cross-border" links to Pakistan. However, the government provided no evidence of this publicly. India describes militancy in Kashmir as Pakistan-backed terrorism. Pakistan denies this.

Indian police say gunmen have killed at least 26 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Tuesday's attack appears to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared from violence. Two senior police officers say at least four gunmen, whom they described as militants, fired at dozens of tourists from close range. The officers say at least three dozen others were injured, with many in serious condition. The region's top elected official says the attack is "much larger than anything we've seen directed at civilians in recent years."

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of government forces in riot gear patrol Indian-controlled Kashmir. Streets lined with shuttered shop…