Pakistan Rangers continued mortar shelling and firing at Border Security Force (BSF) positions in Kathua and Samba districts throughout Monday night, the Times of India reports.

A BSF jawan was killed and a woman critically injured on Monday in mortar shelling by Pakistan on the international border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The BSF constable - identified as Davinder Kumar of the 9th battalion - was killed in shelling by the Pakistan Rangers on Khawada post, a police official said.

The number of people abandoning their homes in border villages of Jammu and Kashmir crossed 10,000 on Tuesday amid heightened tension following Pakistan shelling on the international border that killed a trooper on Monday.

"Following indiscriminate targeting of civilian areas along the international border by Pakistan yesterday (Monday), more people have abandoned their homes close to the border in Samba and Kathua districts," a senior official said.

"The number of villagers lodged in makeshift accommodations at safer places has crossed 10,000 and their migration is continuing today (Tuesday)," the official added.