Armed drone injures civilians in Ferozepur, Punjab state: Indian Defence Ministry

Armed drone injures civilians in Ferozepur, Punjab state: Indian Defence Ministry

Explosions reported near Srinagar airport

09 May, 2025
The news agency Reuters, citing local officials, is reporting that there have been about 10 explosions around Srinagar airport in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Journalist Umar Mehraj told Al Jazeera that “multiple loud explosions were heard … near the Srinagar airport, after people had seen projectiles in the sky”.

“Panic spread among locals,” Meraj said from Indian-administered Kashmir.

IPL not likely to finish season ‘in the near future’

09 May, 2025
Raunak Kapoor, an Indian cricket broadcaster, says that while the Indian Premier League has been suspended for a week due to the tensions with Pakistan, it will likely be delayed for much longer.

“I don’t see them finishing (the season) in the near future,” he told Al Jazeera from Mumbai.

“We are probably looking at a time after the Indian monsoon (to complete the season), in September or October,” he added.

Kapoor said he believes the authorities will act much like they did during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the IPL was suspended around April and resumed in the UAE around September.

“They will certainly finish the league, whether they can manage it at home or not,” he said.

Clashes along Line of Control resume after hours of relative calm

09 May, 2025
Umar Mehraj, a journalist based in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, said civilians living near the Line of Control that bisects Kashmir are increasingly fleeing as the situation is “escalating very dangerously” and cross-border fighting has resumed.

“After 13 hours of relative calm today, the clashes along the Line of Control have resumed. There are also reports of heavy exchanges of artillery along the Line of Control in Kupwara, Poonch, Uri, and Samba,” he told Al Jazeera.

“Civilians in the border area are living under growing fear, and thousands have fled their homes, seeking shelter in other areas or makeshift camps.”

What is the Line of Control?

09 May, 2025
With the fast-moving developments on the ground, let’s take a step back and look at what we mean by the Line of Control (LoC), a term our correspondents regularly use.

It is the de facto border dividing Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Indian-administered Kashmir.
    
The line originally marked the military front when the two countries declared a ceasefire in January 1949 after their first war over Kashmir.
    
It was formally named the LoC under the 1972 Simla Agreement, signed after the 1971 war that resulted in the creation of Bangladesh.

Pakistan Cricket Board suspends PSL ‘indefinitely’

Abid Hussain, Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan

09 May, 2025
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that due to the “worsening of the situation” between India and Pakistan, the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League has been postponed “indefinitely”.

The announcement to suspend the PSL comes a day after the organisation said the tournament’s remaining eight matches would be played in the United Arab Emirates.

Earlier, the Indian Premier League, cricket’s most lucrative domestic T20 tournament, was suspended with “immediate effect” for one week.

‘The situation is escalating’ amid explosions around Srinagar airport

09 May, 2025
It is very unusual to hear explosions near the Srinagar airport, journalist Umar Mehraj, who has covered Indian-administered Kashmir for many years, tells Al Jazeera.

“Many say that the electricity shutdowns that Kashmir is witnessing now are similar to what was witnessed during the Kargil War in 1999,” he said from Indian-administered Kashmir.

“In my professional career, I’ve never seen anything as such with Pakistan using projectiles and drone strikes in Jammu or Kashmir,” Mehraj said.

“The situation is escalating, there are heightened tensions, fears among the people, no one is sure what is going to be next,” he said.

US in constant contact with India and Pakistan: White House

10 May, 2025
The White House says that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in constant contact with the leaders of both India and Pakistan.

Speaking to reporters at a briefing, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt reiterated that US President Donald Trump wants to see a de-escalation of the conflict.

Pakistan’s military says ‘no credence’ to claims it fired missiles, drones towards India

Abid Hussain, Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan

10 May, 2025
Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has refuted all allegations that the Pakistan army has fired drones and missiles towards India.

“No credence to their claims. They continue to lie. Their allegation is false. Otherwise, where is their evidence?” Chaudhry responded to a question posed by Al Jazeera during a news briefing in Rawalpindi on Friday.

In a nearly two-hour-long briefing organised for the foreign media, Chaudhry was flanked by senior officials from Pakistan’s air force and navy.

Chaudhry also denied recent news reports that Pakistan National Security Adviser Lieutenant General Asim Malik, who heads the country’s premier intelligence agency, ISI, has spoken to his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval.

“There has been no direct contact between the two NSAs (national security advisers),” he said.

Pakistan’s military says it has shot down 77 drones launched from India over two days

Abid Hussain, Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan

10 May, 2025
Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, says that Pakistan has so far shot down 77 drones launched from India over the last two days, while also challenging the Indian authorities to “show debris of at least one Pakistani aircraft or drone that Pakistan has fired”.

The military spokesperson also provided an update on the total death toll from Indian missile strikes on several locations in Pakistan on Wednesday, saying a total of 33 people have died, with another 76 injured.

“There are 33 slain, all civilians (with) seven females and five children. There are 62 injured civilians, including 10 females and two children,” he added.

He said there had been no deaths among the military, while 14 military personnel had been injured.

Who are the armed groups India accuses Pakistan of backing?

Al Jazeera Staff

10 May, 2025
Tensions are higher between India and Pakistan than they have been in decades as the two countries trade blame for drone attacks on each other’s territory over the past few days. At the heart of the dispute is what India claims is Pakistan’s support for armed separatist groups operating in Kashmir, a region disputed between the two countries.

An armed group called The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last month in which 26 people were killed. India alleges that TRF is an offshoot of another Pakistan-based armed group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and has blamed Pakistan for supporting such groups.

Pakistan has denied this. It condemned the attack in April and called for an independent investigation.

Pakistan’s PM meets with Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs

10 May, 2025
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has met with Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

During their “warm and cordial meeting”, the prime minister expressed his satisfaction at the “positive trajectory of Pakistan-Saudi Arabia brotherly relations”.

Sharif strongly condemned India’s reported missile and drone strikes against Pakistan that he said had resulted in the deaths of scores of innocent civilians, including women and children, as well as damage to civilian infrastructure.

During the meeting, Sharif said that India’s “unprovoked and unjustified acts of aggression had violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and seriously endangered regional peace and stability”, according to the PMO’s statement.

Pakistani official gives account of battle between Pakistani and Indian fighter jets

Abid Hussain, Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan

10 May, 2025
Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed of the Pakistan Air Force has provided what he said were operational details of the battle between Pakistani and Indian jets, in which Pakistan claims to have shot down five Indian planes.

Ahmed, who is the deputy chief of operations, said the battle between Pakistani and Indian jets lasted for just over an hour.

He added that the battle involved at least 60 aircraft from India, including 14 Rafales, whereas the Pakistan side had 42 “hi-tech aircraft”, including US-made F-16s and Chinese-made JF-17s and J-10s.

“We had a plan. India had said they would have Rafales, and that’s why this time we targeted their centre of gravity in the shape of Rafales. This is why you see such good numbers (of planes downed),” Ahmed told reporters.

“We could have more numbers, but we showed restraint.”

Here is what you need to know:

10 May, 2025
Explosions have been reported around Srinagar airport in Indian-administered Kashmir.
    
Witnesses have told the Reuters news agency that four blasts have been heard in Amritsar, a city in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab, about 30km (19 miles) from the border with Pakistan.
    
Multiple blasts have been heard in Jammu city in Indian-administered Kashmir for a second day, and projectiles have been seen in the night sky after a blackout.
    
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has slammed Pakistan’s “farcical” response after it denied launching waves of drone and missile attacks.
    
Raunak Kapoor, an Indian cricket broadcaster, says that while the Indian Premier League has officially been suspended for a week due to the tensions with Pakistan, it will likely be delayed for much longer.

Armed drone injures civilians in Ferozepur, Punjab state: Indian Defence Ministry

10 May, 2025
India’s Defence Ministry said in a statement that drones have been sighted at 26 locations near the border and the Line of Control with Pakistan, including an armed drone that injured civilians in Ferozepur, Punjab state.

The ministry said the areas include Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bhuj, Kuarbet, and Lakhi Nala.

“The Indian armed forces are maintaining a high state of alert, and all such aerial threats are being tracked and engaged using counter-drone systems. The situation is under close and constant watch and prompt action is being taken wherever necessary,” the ministry said.

“Citizens, especially in border areas, are advised to remain indoors, limit unnecessary movement, and strictly follow safety instructions issued by local authorities. While there is no need for panic, heightened vigilance and precaution are essential.”

Three people suffer burns from drone attack in Indian city of Ferozepur, doctor says

10 May, 2025
As we reported earlier, Indian officials say a drone strike has targeted the city of Ferozepur in Punjab state.

The attack reportedly sparked a fire, and a doctor said that three people were injured.

“Out of these, the condition of a woman is critical, she has suffered severe burns,” Dr Kamal Bagi said in remarks broadcast by ANI news agency.

“The other two have lesser burns. We have immediately started their treatment. They are from the same family.”