Pakistan Military Says it is Retaliating after Accusing India of Striking airbases

(BBC); Pakistan's military says it is retaliating after accusing India of striking three of its airbases

India has not commented on the claims, made in the early hours of Saturday

Reports of explosions have been coming from several places along the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, since the early hours of Saturday.

Local media has also reported hearing the sound of explosions from Udhampur in Indian-administered Kashmir and Pathankot in Punjab - both places have Indian defence installations that Pakistan claims to have targeted.

Earlier, Pakistan claimed India had fired missiles at airbases in Rawalpindi - 10km (6.2m) from Pakistan's capital Islamabad - Chakwal and Shorkot.

The Pakistan army claims the counter-offensive is ongoing, with a spokesman saying it is targeting all air bases from which India had launched it's missiles.

A field supply depot, a battery site, artillery gun position and brigade headquarters are claimed to have been hit.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a meeting of the National Command Authority, as the window for de-escalation appears to shrink.

The body is responsible for Pakistan's nuclear assets.

Earlier this week, India struck targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam last month - Islamabad denies involvement

Both sides accuse each other of cross-border shelling and missile and drone attacks since India launched its military operation

Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a decades-long insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives. India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in full