Overview

• Suspicious movement near the Kumbkadi area triggered a cordon and a joint security operation close to the Line of Control.
• Contact with infiltrators led to sustained exchanges of fire with illumination flares used to track movement.
• Reports from the Machil and Dudniyal sectors described firing and explosions as forces expanded the response.
• Officials reported two terrorists killed and said area searches were continuing with further details pending.
• No casualties among security personnel or civilians had been confirmed, with authorities citing PoK launch-pad staging and deploying anti-drone systems along the LoC and International Border.