US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff is leaving his job, a senior defense official said Thursday, in the latest shakeup to hit the upper echelons of the Pentagon’s leadership.

Two men were booked for allegedly impersonating pony service providers using fake documents on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi route in Jammu and Kashmir”s Reasi district, officials said.

Amidst India-Pakistan border tensions, a US State Department spokesperson declined to comment, affirming previous statements by US leaders. This follows unwavering US support for India after the deadly Pahalgam terrorist attack, which claimed 26 lives. US President Trump and Vice President Vance conveyed condolences to PM Modi, while Secretary Rubio pledged US solidarity.