Pakistan and India trade accusations of drone attacks as conflict escalates

Pakistani military official accuses Delhi of ‘another blatant act of aggression’ a day after Indian strikes killed dozens

Pakistan and India accused each other of overnight drone and missile attacks, with Delhi claiming to have thwarted strikes on more than a dozen cities and Islamabad claiming to have shot down 25 Indian drones.

The allegations levelled on both sides marked a stark escalation of the conflict, after Indian missile strikes on Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday killed 31 people.