The reported missile strikes come amid escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals of India and Pakistan.

Pakistan said India fired missiles at three airbases inside the country Saturday but most of the missiles were intercepted and that retaliatory strikes on India were underway. It's the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames Pakistan for.

Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases early on Saturday including one close to the capital, Islamabad, but Pakistani air defences intercepted most of them as the neighbours extended their worst fighting in nearly three decades.