Pakistan and India — nuclear-armed rivals — are trading fire as tensions escalate after an Indian attack. Pakistan claims Indian jets were shot down.

India accuses Pakistan of backing militants in Kashmir - a charge its neighbour denies. In 2019, Indian-administered Kashmir was stripped of its semi-autonomous status by the government in Delhi amid a huge security crackdown. For several years after the revocation of the region's special status, militancy waned and tourist visits soared.

India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from British India in 1947