The international border has been under heavy shelling, and blackouts were enforced in several cities in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan after Pakistani drones were intercepted and explosions were heard.

A Dubai-based man, who claims to be ‘Pakistani’, praised India’s Operation Sindoor in a viral video, condemning ‘terrorism’ and criticising Pakistan for playing the ‘victim card’ after the Pahalgam terror attack.

India on Thursday said its precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir were a "controlled, precise.