India ‘launches airstrikes on Pakistan’ in huge escalation after threats of ‘all-out-war’ between two countries
AT least one child has died in Pakistan after a missile strike launched by India - amid soaring fears of an "all-out-war" between the two countries
Officials in Pakistan said neighbouring India blitzed three locations - and confirmed that they would respond to the fatal attacks which also injured at least two other people.
It comes after fears of an "all-out war" between the two countries rose after a mass shooting in Kashmir last month.
The Indian armed forces said they had launched "Operation Sindoor" and hit nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
They added that they did not target any Pakistani military facilities.
Pakistan said that missiles struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country's eastern Punjab province.
There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals hit boiling point after 26 tourists were shot dead when gunmen opened fire at a beauty spot.
Pakistan's defence minister warned that a row over the mass shooting in Kashmir could lead to an "all-out war" with India.
Khawaja Asif said his country would "respond in kind" to any attack by New Delhi and said the world should be "worried" about the prospect of a full-scale conflict.
He told Sky News: "We will measure our response to whatever is initiated by India. It would be a measured response".
"If there is an all-out attack or something like that, then obviously there will be an all-out war."
Asked whether the international community should be concerned, he replied: "Yes, I think so. The clash between two nuclear powers is always worrisome...
"If things get wrong, there could be a tragic outcome of this confrontation."
But he also added: "I hope there is some reconciliation and some negotiation... some efforts to resolve this issue peacefully."
India and Pakistan have cancelled visas for each other's citizens as tensions flare up following a deadly militant attack in Kashmir.
The two South Asian nuclear powers have exchanged tit-for-tat measures after the horrific assault in which gunmen killed 26 people.
Most of the victims were Indian tourists visiting the mountainous region - which both counties claim and each partially controls.
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