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Multiple explosions have been heard in the Indian cities of Amritsar and Jammu, according to Reuters witnesses, and in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar.
G7 countries have called for an immediate de-escalation between India and Pakistan and encouraged them to engage in direct dialogue towards a peaceful outcome, Reuters is reporting.
The Group of Seven includes the US, UK, France and Germany.
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Pakistan’s army spokesman says India has fired missiles at three air bases inside the country, but most of the missiles have been intercepted.
Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif said all Pakistan air force assets were safe.
He made this announcement during his televised address, saying some of the Indian missiles had also hit India’s eastern Punjab.
The news comes after Pakistan was accused of launching a fresh wave of drone strikes against India, with projectiles reported over the states of Indian-administered Kashmir and Punjab.
The allegations were yet another alarming confrontation between India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries, since India’s missile strikes on nine sites in Pakistan on Wednesday killed 31 people. Those strikes in turn were India’s response to an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir late last month, in which militants killed 25 Hindu tourists and a guide.
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