Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India has only "paused its military action" and will "retaliate on its own terms" if there is any future terror attack on the country. They were his first public comments since Saturday's understanding between India and Pakistan to stop all military actions in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Indian and Pakistani authorities said there was no firing reported overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries. It was the first time in recent days they were not shooting at each other. The hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals after a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir had threatened regional peace.

Pakistan said Indian drones killed two civilians and wounded four soldiers, as India accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack. India acknowledged Thursday that it targeted Pakistan's air defense system, and Islamabad said it shot down several drones. India said it "neutralized" Pakistan's attempts to hit military targets. It was not possible to verify all of the claims. The exchanges came a day after Pakistani officials said Indian missiles killed 31 civilians. New Delhi said it was retaliating after gunmen killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir last month.

Pakistan says it will avenge those killed by India's missile strikes that New Delhi called retaliation for last month's massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called Wednesday's strikes an act of war and claimed it downed several Indian fighter jets. Islamabad has not said how it will respond. There are fears the back-and-forth could spiral into all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals. Already, this is their worst confrontation since 2019, when they came close to war. Pakistan said late Wednesday that exchanges continue along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir.

India is blaming Pakistan for a militant attack that killed 26 people in Indian-held Kashmir, downgrading diplomatic ties and suspending a crucial water-sharing treaty. The spray of gunfire at tourists Tuesday was the worst assault in years targeting civilians in the restive region that is claimed by both countries. India's foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, announced the diplomatic moves against Pakistan at a news conference in New Delhi late Wednesday, saying a special cabinet meeting decided that the attack had "cross-border" links to Pakistan. However, the government provided no evidence of this publicly. India describes militancy in Kashmir as Pakistan-backed terrorism. Pakistan denies this.

Indian police say gunmen have killed at least 26 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Tuesday's attack appears to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared from violence. Two senior police officers say at least four gunmen, whom they described as militants, fired at dozens of tourists from close range. The officers say at least three dozen others were injured, with many in serious condition. The region's top elected official says the attack is "much larger than anything we've seen directed at civilians in recent years."