The Indian government says it has launched missile strikes on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Three locations have been attacked, Pakistan’s military says. It says eight people have been killed. Residents in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir told the BBC how they were jolted awake by huge explosions
Relations between India and Pakistan – both nuclear-armed states – have declined sharply following a deadly militant attack on tourists in Pahalgam last month
India says it has “evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack, external.” Pakistan has denied any link.
Both sides will know what the stakes are, says our International Editor Jeremy Bowen, and a major diplomatic push to stop it escalating is needed
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a decades-long insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives. India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in full
