A major development has emerged from Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, where security forces say Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa has been killed during Operation Korag. According to the Chinar Corps, troops conducting a search operation in the Palmaidan area after specific intelligence inputs encountered suspicious movement. Security forces said the terrorists opened fire when challenged, triggering a gunfight. Moosa’s body was later recovered along with war-like stores. Moosa had been named among the key suspects wanted in connection with the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 tourists were killed. Jammu and Kashmir Police had announced a ₹20 lakh reward for information leading to his arrest. 

The Yemen conflict enters another dangerous phase as Houthi forces claim they shot down a Saudi Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone over the Al-Mokha area of Taiz Governorate. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the Saudi-operated UAV was brought down using what he described as appropriate weapons. The Wing Loong II is a Chinese-built armed unmanned aerial vehicle used by Saudi Arabia for surveillance, reconnaissance and strike missions.