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. 

Multiple gates of the Salal Dam in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district are opened after heavy rainfall increases inflow into the reservoir. The Salal project sits on the Chenab, which flows downstream into Pakistan, putting the dam's operations under close attention across the border. The development comes amid the continuing Indus Waters Treaty dispute, after India placed the treaty in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack.