Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan’s return to first-class cricket ended abruptly as he was dismissed for a duck on the opening morning of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season against Jammu & Kashmir in Srinagar on Wednesday.

The Pakistan Army has shot down another Indian drone in Kotli, Jammu and Kashmir, according to security sources.

The Pakistani military has shot down five Indian fighter jets in retaliation for late-night strikes launched by its neighbouring country at six sites, including in Punjab’s Sialkot and Bahawalpur, as well as Jammu and Kashmir.

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By all appearances, India is consciously pushing South Asia toward a dangerous military confrontation — one that could destabilize the region for years to come.

India continues its acts of violence and repression in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a Pakistan-based TV channel.

Amid ongoing regional tensions, four Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted a night patrol over Jammu and Kashmir on April 29–30.

The United Nations (UN) urged Pakistan and India to show maximum restraint as the nuclear-armed rivals imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over a deadly shooting in Jammu and Kashmir.

While campaigning in Kashmir on Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that "terrorism is on its last legs" in the region, just a day after two soldiers were killed in a clash with suspected militants, News.Az reports citing foreign media.