UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely monitoring the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the recent terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. His spokesperson expressed deep concern over the situation and urged both governments to exercise the utmost restraint to prevent further deterioration of relations.

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating whether the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, is connected to the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Tahawwur Rana. Sources suggest that the timing of the attack, which killed 26 civilians, could be deliberate, potentially linked to Rana’s transfer to India.