A curfew has been imposed in Pakistan after India struck its seven cities including capital Islamabad. Moreover, Pak Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for an emergency meet as India unleashed major attacks on several of its cities.

The offensive occurred amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors in the aftermath of an attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir.

India launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday, an assault its neighbour called a "blatant act of war" as tension spirals between the nuclear-armed rivals after a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.