Pakistan and India launched strikes and counter-strikes against each other's military installations on Saturday, prompting U.S. calls for the nuclear-armed neighbours to begin talks and defuse their escalating conflict,

India said it targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at multiple Indian air bases in the country’s Punjab state. Indian Col. Sofiya Qureshi, at a press

Pakistan has launched military strikes on India after it accused its nuclear-armed neighbour of attacking air bases. It's the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan.