India says its strikes into Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan on Wednesday killed more than 100 militants.

Pakistan returned a captured border guard to India on Wednesday, in a fresh sign of detente after a ceasefire ended four days of conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Helicopter services to the Vaishno Devi shrine have resumed after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire following recent hostilities. Schools in Jammu and Kashmir's border areas are reopening, indicating a return to normalcy for students and residents after days of tension.

A ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, with both sides stressing their commitment to the surprise truce which halted the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

A series of military strikes last week by India and Pakistan brought the nuclear-armed rivals closer to a broader war.

Some have even attacked India's top diplomat Vikram Misri, accusing him of being a "traitor". Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China is Pakistan’s biggest arms supplier, and its fighter jets and missiles played a key role in last week’s military exchanges with India.

Mohammad Iqbal was working the nightshift at a power plant when he got a frantic call from his family saying artillery shells were exploding around their home.