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

The ongoing standoff between India and Pakistan continues to escalate. On Friday night, Islamabad deployed a Fatah-II missile aimed at New Delhi. However, it was intercepted in Haryana’s Sirsa. As the two countries engage in missile strikes,

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.