The Latest Breaking News from Kashmir

Mohammad Younis Khan was among 40 residents seeking shelter in a cowshed when shelling began in Gingal, a scenic mountain village in north Kashmir on the Indian-controlled side of the de facto border with Pakistan. Men, women and children sought refuge in the 3-meter-by-4.2 meter (10-feet-by-14 feet) space, which they…

Shruti Sharma tearfully hugged her family goodbye and fled her home near the contested border in Kashmir with her three children on the first night of India and Pakistan's worst conflict in decades.

The region, which faced the brunt of the India-Pakistan military escalation, limps back to life. But questions remain.

Editorial: After drone strikes, nuclear jitters and a ceasefire, the latest fighting between India and Pakistan reveals how peace dies by routine

US president offers to mediate between nuclear-armed neighbours days after his administration helps broker a ceasefire.

While residents along India’s border areas remain on the edge, experts say the fragile peace does not promise much.

Explosions heard in Indian Kashmir as witnesses say attacks are heavier than those reported on Thursday

Pakistan says it will hit India at time and place it chooses. Experts say military bases could be the next targets.

Pakistan’s government has pledged to respond “at a time, place and manner of its choosing” following an air attack from India that killed 31 people in Pakistan on May 6, 2025.

Kashmir Residents told The Independent they are terrified, as “it is the common people who will suffer” in the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan.

Pakistani military claims to have shot down 25 Harop drones targeting major urban centres