Pakistan and India lurched closer to full-scale war after Islamabad said it had launched short-range missiles over the border early on Saturday and India targeted air bases deep inside its neighbour’s territory.
Later on Saturday, India said Pakistan was moving troops towards the border. New Delhi said the move would escalate the conflict by potentially adding ground operations to cross-border aerial strikes. Pakistan’s military declined to comment on the claim.
Pakistan said it had launched Operation Bunyān Mārsūs — named after a Koranic phrase that the military said meant “Iron Wall” — as a response to missile and drone attacks by India since Wednesday.