Multiple loud explosions were heard in the Pakistani Kashmir area close to the city of Muzaffarabad in the early hours of Wednesday, 7 May.
Indian armed forces launched “Operation Sindoor,” hitting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the government said in a statement.
A Pakistan military spokesperson told broadcaster ARY that India had attacked Pakistan with missiles in three places and that Pakistan would respond.
It comes amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours following an attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir last month.
