Mohammad Iqbal was working the nightshift at a power plant when he got a frantic call from his family saying artillery shells were exploding around their home.

After Wednesday's strikes in Pakistan, both sides exchanged heavy fires along their de facto border in the restive Kashmir region followed by missile and drone strikes into each other’s territories, mainly targeting military installations and airbases. Dozens of civilians were killed on both the sides in heavy shelling, the two countries said.

In response to reports that India and Pakistan have agreed to a tenuous ceasefire following several days of intense military conflict between both nuclear-armed nations last week, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed support for the ceasefire,

Pakistan said it shot down five Indian jets on May 7 as fighting between the nuclear-abled rivals intensified before a US-brokered truce put a pause to the conflict triggered by a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Pakistan said Indian drones killed two civilians and wounded four soldiers, as India accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack.

Operation Keller is a recent counter-terrorism mission launched by the Indian Army in the Keller forest area of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. The operation followed precise intelligence inputs about the presence of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists hiding in the Shoekal Keller region.

Amid India-Pakistan tensions, a wholesome video of a Russian woman praising the Indian Army and calling India her home is winning hearts on social media.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — India’s biggest domestic cricket tournament was suspended for one week on Friday following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan.