At least 12 civilians, including three women and three children, were killed, and 51 others injured as the Pakistan Army resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing on villages, hitting scores of houses and vehicles in four districts close to the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K on Wednesday (May 7, 2025). One Indian soldier was killed in “unprovoked shelling by Pakistani forces” close to the LoC in the Poonch sector, officials said.

Pakistani troops resorted to cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir for the second consecutive day on Thursday (May 8, 2025).

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Droupadi Murmu and chaired a Cabinet meeting to brief his colleagues on the military strikes. The government has also called an all-party meeting to brief all political parties on ‘Operation Sindoor’ in Parliament on Thursday (May 8, 2025). At least 21 airports across India, primarily in northern and north-western regions, have been closed for passenger flights until May 10, following a government directive amid Indian military strikes near the border with Pakistan.