A Pakistan-based militant group claimed responsibility for the bomb. In response to the bomb, Indian jet fighters attacked what it said was a militant camp in Pakistan. Pakistan denied any militant camp was in the area and said the Indian bombs exploded on an unoccupied hillside. Pakistan downed an Indian plane and captured its pilot after he ejected over Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. Several prominent political figures in Kashmir condemned he death of the man.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 19, 2019 16:41 UTC