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India said it had carried out “precision strikes” on “terrorist infrastructure” at nine sites in Pakistan, describing the attacks as “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature”. 

Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours have been rising since last month when New Delhi blamed Islamabad for an attack by militants in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people.

While India’s defence ministry did not specify the locations of the strikes in Pakistan that took place early on Wednesday morning local time, it said it was “hitting terrorist infrastructure”.

The ministry added that “no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted”, saying “India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution”.

Pakistan has previously denied any involvement in the attack in Kashmir last month.

But the two countries have downgraded diplomatic relations since the killings, and India has suspended participation in a key water sharing treaty.

This is a developing story