Fox News: Pakistan says it has struck military targets inside India in series of new attacks

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Pakistan says it has struck military targets inside India in series of new attacks

Many of the missiles which India launched against Pakistan on Saturday were intercepted, Pakistani military officials said.
                       
                       
                           

Pakistan's armed forces said they hit back at India, targeting military sites, after India fired missiles at three of its air bases in a frightening escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

India had earlier targeted the three air bases inside You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login most of which were intercepted, on Saturday, Pakistani military officials said. 

The strike marks the latest escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals, a move triggered by a mass shooting that India blames Pakistan for.

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In a televised address, Pakistani army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, said the country's air force assets were safe. 

He added that some of the Indian missiles also hit India's eastern Punjab. There was no immediate comment from India.

"This is a provocation of the highest order," Sharif said.

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The missiles targeted You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district of eastern Punjab province, Sharif said. 

Some of the missiles landed in Afghanistan, he said. 

"I want to give you the shocking news that India fired six ballistic missiles from its city of Adampur," said Sharif. One of the ballistic missiles hit Adampur, the remaining five missiles hit the Indian Punjab area of Amritsar."

Earlier this week, Pakistan shot down more than two dozen drones.

The fraught relationship between the neighboring nations hit a low following an attack at a popular tourist area in India-controlled Kashmir, leaving 26 people dead. 

Most of those killed were Hindu tourists. India has You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login which denies any involvement.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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