Pakistan bombs several Indian military bases in response to Wednesday's attack.
The air offensive represents a new escalation of tensions between the two nuclear powers.
BarcelonaPakistan bombed several military bases in northern India with missiles and drones early this morning, according to the Pakistani armed forces and confirmed by Indian authorities. The attack is Islamabad's first response in theIndian attack on Pakistani positions last Wednesday.
According to the Pakistani version, the attack would have destroyed a Brahmos missile depot in Amritsar and an airfield in Pathankot, both in the Punjab province, in northern India, as well as the Udhampur air base, in the Kashmir region. For his part, Indian Army Commander Vyomika Singh assured in a press conference that India had "successfully neutralized" the bulk of the attack, but at the same time admitted limited damage to equipment and personnel at the aforementioned air bases in Udhampur and Pathankot, as well as two others, in the town of B'Aj.
The Pakistani attack is a new episode of escalation in the conflict between the two nuclear powers in Central Asia. With this air offensive, it escalates further after the Indian attack on Pakistani armed forces positions that left 26 civilians dead, according to Islamabad.
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