At least 19 border residents lost their lives while dozens were injured in the four-day aerial skirmishes between the armies of India and Pakistan which brought the South Asian region on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe.

The nationality of the foreigners and the identities of the other deceased were not immediately available.

Reports said that suspected Pakistani drones intruded into Jammu and Kashmir airspace at some places for the second day in a row. Residential houses were damaged, including in the winter capital Jammu where a prominent temple and some civilian areas were hit overnight by shells.

A complete blackout was imposed across Jammu and Kashmir on May 8 at around 10 pm.

Many mainstream TV channels falsely described Qari Iqbal as a terrorist who was gunned down in Poonch. Residents of Poonch who knew Iqbal have protested against the false claims and a J&K police advisory warned of legal action against falsehoods spread about a “respected religious figure.”

Authorities have shut down the only two civilian airports in Srinagar and Jammu which have been reportedly taken over by the Indian Air Force.

The distraught father of five daughters and three sons refuses to believe the allegations that Ahmad was a militant or that he was involved in illegal activities.

Although there have been no deaths of civilians or injuries along the LoC so far, the skirmishes have certainly raised anxieties and fears among border residents who often pay the price for military escalations between India and Pakistan.

Rejecting official claims, Altaf Lali’s family suspect that he may have been killed in police custody.

A source said around 20,000 tourists had already visited Baisaran from April 13 to April 22 this year, as opposed to home minister Amit Shah's reported claim that “just under a thousand tourists” visited the meadow from April 20 to 22.

Punjab is not the only state witnessing violence against Kashmiri students. At least 17 cases have been reported across India where Kashmiri students have been assaulted over the last six days.

The victim was a daily wage labourer and lived in the house along with his mother, who had ailment in her eyes.

The families of at least two of the suspects said they had been displaced as a result of the action.

The two hospitals are the government medical colleges in Baramulla and in Jammu.

The Wire travelled to Pahalgam to understand the mood on the ground in the aftermath of Tuesday's terror attack.

Sources and eyewitnesses said that some victims were shot at point-blank range after the gunmen confirmed they were not Muslim.

Adil Hussain offered tourists horse rides to Baisaran and other places in the south Kashmir health resort.

The small shop has stood witness to more than 40 years of Kashmir's chequered history.

J&K Police said that a case has been filed in connection with the incident but did not specify the sections under which it was filed.

In a letter citing the court rulings on April 12, Ashok Kumar Parmar has told the ACB that there was 'credible evidence' to prosecute Arun Kumar Mehta and three retired chief engineers of J&K’s Jal Shakti department.