Three fighter jets crashed in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory on Wednesday, four local government sources told Reuters, hours after India said it struck nine Pakistani "terrorist infrastructure" sites across the border

'In total in at six locations there were 24 impacts in Pakistan'

26 killed in Pakistan, 12 in India: reports

Here is a look at the region, its history, and why it continues to be a source of tension between the two countries

"The world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan."

Hopes for quick end to India-Pakistan tensions

The fighting came 2 weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir

India and Pakistan have fought two wars over Kashmir, and countless clashes at the border over the decades.

Famed music composer-singer AR Rahman’s version of Bengali poet and songwriter Kazi Nazrul Islam’s classic song, “Karar Oi Louho Kopat,” has sparked diverse reactions amongst listeners and admirers of Nazrul Sangeet, making them say “can't play with our emotions."

Eight people died in firing along the de facto border in disputed Kashmir yesterday, the Pakistani military and local officials said, as tensions between nuclear-armed rivals Islamabad and New Delhi soar over the Himalayan region.

Pakistan calls upon India to stop its 'conspiracies' and 'proxy wars' aimed at destabilising Pakistan.

The Kashmiris have come to develop a different thinking. They do not want either India or Pakistan to be the arbiter. They themselves want to decide what is suited to their genius.