The NIA has taken over the Pahalgam attack probe, and has intensified its search for evidence and questioning eyewitnesses to unravel the terror conspiracy

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.

India said its troops responded to firing from Pakistan military positions in the Jammu and Kashmir region for a second day on Saturday, as tensions remained escalated between the neighbors after a deadly attack on tourists this week.