Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes as India says it is committed to non-escalation

Indian paramilitary soldiers stands guard at a temporary check point on a road leading to the airport after loud explosions were heard in Srinagar, in Indian controlled Kashmir. Picture: Dar Yasin/AP

India has targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at multiple Indian air bases in the country’s Punjab state – but said it is committed to non-escalation if Pakistan reciprocates.

The attack on Saturday marks the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan.