In the early hours of Friday, the Border Security Force (BSF) killed seven terrorists suspected of being connected to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) after thwarting a significant infiltration attempt along the International Border in the Samba area of Jammu and Kashmir, according to reports.
When BSF personnel saw suspicious activity close to the Samba border at approximately 11 p.m. on May 8, the operation began. The BSF verified in a post on X that “at around 2300 hours on 8 May 2025, BSF foiled a major infiltration bid at the International Boundary in Samba district, J&K.”
In order to thwart a significant infiltration attempt, BSF personnel were seen on camera killing at least seven terrorists and severely damaging Pakistani post Dhandhar. The incident occurred as India and Pakistan’s military tensions were quickly rising. India prevented a Pakistani attempt to use drones and missiles to target several military installations in Jammu, Pathankot, and Udhampur earlier on Thursday, indicating a risky escalation in hostilities.
The attack by Pakistan occurred one day after India killed almost 100 terrorists on May 7 when it launched attacks on terror facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) as part of Operation Sindoor. The strikes followed the Pahalgam terror assault, in which terrorists massacred 26 people in a targeted religious atrocity, the majority of whom were tourists.
