Two weeks after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, India has launched a series of strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The Indian defence ministry said the strikes - named "Operation Sindoor" - were part of a "commitment" to hold those responsible for the 22 April attack which left 25 Indians and one Nepali national dead "accountable".

India launched military strikes on targets in Pakistan, both countries said on Wednesday, with Pakistan claiming it had shot down at least two Indian Air Force planes in response, in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Pakistani security officials said India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-administered territory in at least five locations early Wednesday.