Pakistan and India began trading blows after twenty-six people were killed when terrorists opened fire at tourists in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory.
In Washington, the White House said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in constant contact with the leaders of both countries.
The Indian army also said Pakistani troops had resorted to "numerous cease fire violations." Pakistan denied the accusations.
We must be vocal in supporting India’s right to defend itself. We must push for international condemnation of Pakistan’s terror infrastructure.
"Indian drones continue to be sent into Pakistan airspace...(India) will continue to pay dearly for this naked aggression," military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said.
Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal's South Asia bureau chief, was beheaded on camera by al-Qaeda affiliated Pakistani terrorists in 2002.
The relationship between India and Pakistan has been fraught with tension since they gained independence from colonial Britain in 1947.
India said seven of its targets were used by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, both Islamist groups designated terrorist organizations by the UN Security Council.
Both nations face state-sponsored terror groups that operate among civilians: Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed against India, Hamas and Hezbollah against Israel.
The Indian army said that it did not target Pakistani military facilities in the attack.
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