Five militants, armed with AK-47s and M4 carbines, targeted a group of tourists, resulting in the deaths of 26 individuals and injuring over 20 others in Baisaran Valley, near the tourist town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

Key Points

• The assailants, reportedly affiliated with The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed the attack .
• The Indian government swiftly condemned the attack and vowed severe retaliation against those responsible.
• India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, a key water-sharing agreement with Pakistan, and expelled Pakistani diplomats.
• Pakistan, denying involvement, retaliated by suspending the Simla Agreement and closing its airspace to Indian aircraft.
• These actions have significantly escalated tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.