A day earlier Indian aircraft had bombed what New Delhi called a "terror camp" used by the Jaish-e-Mohammed militant group in the Balakot area of Pakistan. The Indian military at the time gave no reason for the helicopter crash although media reports cited unnamed sources as saying it was friendly fire. Confusion still surrounds how many other aircraft were shot down, with Pakistan saying it downed two Indian fighter jets but India saying it lost only one. Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since 1947 and has been the spark of two wars and several clashes. Tensions have spiked again since India revoked the autonomy of the part of Kashmir that it controls on August 5.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 04, 2019 09:33 UTC