Death toll rises in Pakistan

At least eight Pakistanis were killed and 35 injured after India attacked with missiles at nine different locations across the country, the Pakistan military spokesperson said in a statement.

The spokesperson added that two people are currently missing.

Some Indian airports closed

Indian budget airline Spicejet said some airports in India had been closed due to the ongoing situation.

"Due to the ongoing situation, airports in parts of Northern India, including Dharamshala, Leh, Jammu, Srinagar and Amritsar are closed."

'Settle the score'

Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, told AFP, "The retaliation has already started. We won't take long to settle the score," he said, accusing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of launching the strikes to "shore up" his domestic popularity.

Shelling ongoing

Shelling has been ongoing along most of the India-Pakistan ceasefire line in Kashmir, a police official told Reuters.

India reveals intent behind attack

Indian forces said they selected the location for strikes with the intent of targeting top Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar leadership for their role in sponsoring terrorist activities in India, stated ANI, citing close sources.

UAE-Pakistan flights impacted

A number of flights from on early morning Wednesday, with many others facing major delays, as tensions between India and Pakistan escalated following airstrikes.

'Long live mother India'

India's defence minister Rajnath Singh took to X after the initial attacks.

"Long live Mother India!" he wrote in his post.

Flights in India's northern region impacted

Flights in India's northern states have been affected after India and Pakistan exchanged fire. In a statement, Indigo said some flights were impacted due to "airspace condition in region".

"Due to changing airspace conditions in region, flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh and Dharamshala have been impacted."

'Indian officials spoke to counterparts'

An Indian source told Reuters that senior Indian officials spoke to counterparts in US, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Russia to brief them on steps taken by India.

'Violated Pakistan's sovereignty'

The Pakistan Foreign Ministry said in a statement that India had violated Pakistan's sovereignty.

"Indian air force, while remaining within Indian airspace, violated Pakistan's sovereignty using standoff weapons," said the ministry.

India has proof of Pakistan's involvement in Pahalgam attack

India said it has leads, inputs and testimonies of survivors which point "clearly towards involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists" in the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists, the Indian Embassy told Reuters in a statement.

In a press release, the embassy said after the attack on tourists, "it was expected that Pakistan would take action against terrorists and the infrastructure that supports them. Instead, during the fortnight that has gone by, Pakistan has indulged in denial and made allegations of false flag operations against India."

"India’s actions have been focused and precise. They were measured, responsible and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted."

The statement further added that shortly after the strikes, NSA Shri Ajit Doval spoke with US NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and briefed him on the actions taken.

First visuals from attack released

Pakistan's army released footage of Indian missiles hitting areas in the country on Wednesday.

'Act of war'

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted after Indian missiles hit multiple areas in Pakistan.

"The cunning enemy has carried out cowardly attacks on five locations in Pakistan. Pakistan has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given.

"The entire nation stands with the Pakistani armed forces, and the morale and spirit of the entire Pakistani nation are high. The Pakistani nation and the Pakistani armed forces know how to deal with the enemy. We will never allow the enemy to succeed in their nefarious goals."

UAE foreign affairs minister calls for restraint

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and de-escalation, and to avoid further escalation that could threaten regional and international peace.

The minister stressed that listening to voices calling for dialogue and understanding is crucial to avoiding military escalation, consolidating stability in South Asia, and sparing the region from tensions.

He added that diplomacy and dialogue are the ideal means to reach peaceful solutions to all crises, thus contributing to achieving peoples' aspirations for peace, stability, and prosperity.

He affirmed that the UAE will continue its efforts to ensure the success of various efforts aimed at reaching a peaceful solution to regional and international conflicts and mitigating their humanitarian impact.

Pakistan summons National Security Committee

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee set for Wednesday, a senior official said, after the militaries of India and Pakistan clashed overnight.

"PM summons the National Security Committee meeting at 10am (0500 GMT)" the Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar said.

UN reacts after midnight attacks

The UN released a statement after arch-rivals India and Pakistan fired across each others borders on Wednesday.

"World cannot afford India-Pakistan military confrontation," stated the UN. 

The UN chief called for maximum restraint from both India and Pakistan, the UN spokesperson said in a statement.

State of emergency declared

A state of emergency was declared in Pakistani province of Punjab on Wednesday after Indian attacks, the provincial chief minister announced.

Two injured in Indian-administered Kashmir

Indian Police said two women were injured in India-administered Kashmir after Pakistan fired artillery across the dividing line.

One of them is reported to be in a critical condition.

Trump hopes for quick end to fighting

US President Donald Trump said he hoped clashes between India and Pakistan end "very quickly", after New Delhi's forces launched strikes and Islamabad vowed retaliation.

"They've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it... I just hope it ends very quickly," Trump said at the White House.

Pakistan shoots down 2 Indian planes, 1 drone

According to initial reports, Pakistan state media said the forces shot down two Indian jets.

Pakistan's Defence Minister further told Reuters in a statement that the country shot down one Indian drone in addition to the planes.

'Pakistan is responding to attacks'

Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif said the country was responding to attacks.

Civilians killed, injured in Pakistan

At least three civilians, including a child, were killed and 12 injured after India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday, Pakistan's Minister of Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif told AFP.

"They have targeted multiple locations, which all are civilian... We have confirmed reports of three civilians killed that includes one child," Asif told AFP.

'Violated ceasefire'

India accused Pakistan of with artillery fire across the dividing line in Kashmir, soon after New Delhi said that it had hit targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

"Pakistan again violates the Ceasefire Agreement by firing Artillery in Bhimber Gali in Poonch- Rajauri area," on the Indian side, Indian army said in a post on X. The army "is responding appropriately in a calibrated manner," it added.

Earlier, Pakistan's military said that the five locations included three in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and two — Bahawalpur and Muridke — in the country's most populous province of Punjab.

Indian missiles hit areas of Pakistan

Multiple  were heard in several places in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday as India said it had attacked "terrorist infrastructure" in nine sites and Pakistan vowed to respond to the attacks.

After the explosions, power was blacked out in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, witnesses said. It was not immediately clear what the explosions were.

"A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed," the Indian government said in a statement.