In the last few hours...

• We received a flurry of reports of explosions and sirens in city of Jammu, in Indian-administered Kashmir
• India's army later accused Pakistan of firing missiles and drones at two military bases in Indian-administered Kashmir, and another in India's Punjab district
• Pakistan's defence minister denied Islamabad was responsible for any attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, telling the BBC that when Pakistan does strike, "it will be known all over the world"
• Before that, Pakistan said it shot down 25 Indian drones overnight. Delhi has not commented
• Meanwhile, the US and other countries are urging both sides to de-escalate

It comes after...

• A dramatic overnight operation on Tuesday, in which India said it launched missile and air strikes on nine sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
• Pakistan said only six locations were hit and claimed to have shot down five Indian fighter jets and a drone - a claim India has not confirmed

• Islamabad said 31 people have been killed and 57 injured by air strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and firing along the Line of Control
• Meanwhile, India's army says at least 16 civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling on its side of the de facto border

For context...

• India has said the initial missile strikes were a response to a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam last month. Islamabad denies involvement
• Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a decades-long insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives. India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in full

We're ending our live coverage now.

All private and government schools up to grade 12 in Indian-administered Kashmir are to remain closed tomorrow, a spokesperson for the Minister of Education says.

Azadeh Moshiri
BBC Pakistan correspondent

We bring you more lines from our interview with Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.

He told the BBC that "it will be known all over the world" when Pakistan decides to attack, adding that the country will not deny any actions it took.

Pakistan's allies have advised the country to demonstrate restraint, the minister said.

He added that his country was "restraining itself" but had "reached a point where there's no breakthrough".

Asif said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had spoken to the prime minister of Pakistan, and perhaps that conversation could offer some hope, but he believes there has been "no let-up" from India and Pakistan has to react.

He was speaking to the BBC just moments after reports of explosions and blackout in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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As well as speaking to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif earlier today, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a call with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Spokesperson Tammy Brice says Rubio "emphasised the need for immediate de-escalation" and encouraged efforts to improve direct communication between India and Pakistan.

Rubio also "reiterated his condolences" for the deadly Pahalgam attack last month, and "reaffirmed the US’s commitment to work with India in the fight against terrorism".

• For context: India says the initial missile strikes were a response to a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir last month. India says it has clear evidence linking Pakistan-based terrorists and external actors to the attack - a claim Islamabad denies.

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An Indian Premier League (IPL) match that was under way in Dharamshala in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh has been called off.

The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was stopped by cricket officials after just 10 overs of play.

India's cricket board said in a statement that the match had been stopped due to a "significant technical failure", ESPN news website reported.

"Due to a power outage in the area, one of the light towers at the HPCA stadium malfunctioned. BCCI regrets the inconvenience caused to the in-stadium attendees," the statement said.

Sportstar's X account showed videos of spectators being evacuated from the stadium.

The news comes amid reports of fresh explosions in neighbouring Indian-administered Kashmir. Eyewitnesses in the federally-administered territory have described tense scenes after complete blackouts and buzzing sirens.

An update now from India's army, which claims Pakistan fired missiles and drones at three of its military stations - in Jammu and Udhampur, in Indian-administered Kashmir, and Pathankot, in India's Punjab district.

In a statement on X, the military says there have been no losses reported and that the threat has been "neutralised".

Pakistan has denied launching any attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Azadeh Moshiri
Pakistan correspondent

Pakistan's defence minister has denied the country is responsible for any attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Khawaja Asif told the BBC: "We deny it, we have not mounted anything so far."

According to the minister when Pakistan does strike, everyone will know it. "We will not strike and then deny".

He was speaking to the BBC just moments after reports of explosions and blackout in Indian-administered Kashmir.

As we just reported, sources tell the BBC a blackout is in place across the entire of Indian-administered Kashmir, including Jammu city.

Local police have since confirmed this is the case in Jammu, and issued the following advisory:

• They are urging residents to switch off all types of lights and to stay indoors
• They also advise against unnecessary journeys in vehicles
• But they add "there is no need for panic", saying authorities have the situation under full control

Official sources tell the BBC that a blackout is now in place across the whole of Indian-administered Kashmir, including Jammu city.

It follows earlier reports of explosions, sirens and blackouts in the city - we've collated all the latest here.

We can now bring you lines from a news conference held by Pakistan's deputy prime minister and a Pakistani military spokesperson a short while ago.

Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said the Indian government needs to transition from "cinema" into the "real world we live in".

He called India's strikes a "phantom defence".

The military spokesperson added that when Pakistan strikes India, “its reverberation will be heard everywhere”.

Over the last hour, we've received reports from the city of Jammu, in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Here's what we know:

• A blackout is in place across the city of Jammu and air sirens are sounding out
• There have been reports of explosions at Jammu Airport - one eyewitness told the BBC he counted 16 objects falling close by
• The same eyewitness said markets are shut and they saw people running
• Indian army sources have told the BBC that the defence system in Jammu has been activated

This is a developing story. We are continuing to monitor for updates.

News agency Asian News International is reporting that Pakistan is targeting Jammu with "loitering munitions" - drones which crash into targets with their built in warheads.

The news agency also reports that Indian air defences are firing back.

Indian army sources tell the BBC that the defence system in Jammu has been activated while air sirens sound across the city.

An eyewitness on the Gujjar Nagar bridge in Jammu city tells the BBC that he counted 16 objects falling close to Jammu Airport.

Meanwhile, a security source tells AFP news agency there have been explosions at the airport.

The eyewitness told the BBC that markets shut and they saw people running, as sirens blared and power shut down across the city.

We've just received reports from the city of Jammu, in Indian-administered Kashmir.

An eyewitness tells the BBC there is a blackout and they can hear sirens.

We'll bring you more on this as soon as we get it.

Officials in Islamabad have claimed that Pakistani forces shot down five Indian fighter jets on Wednesday morning. India has so far declined to comment.

But BBC Verify has authenticated three videos all taken from what appears to be the same field and purport to show the wreckage of a French-manufactured Rafale fighter jet.

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In one clip - geolocated by BBC Verify to a field near the city of Bathinda in India's Punjab state - troops can be seen collecting debris from what experts suggest was the crashed jet.

We have also located two further clips from the same location filmed at night. One shows debris in the field, while another shows a projectile catching fire in the sky, and then fire in an open field.

Justin Crump, a former British Army Officer who runs the risk intelligence company Sibylline, told BBC Verify the wreckage appears to be a French air-to-air missile of a type used on both Mirage 2000 and Rafale fighter jets - both are operated by the Indian Air Force.

Another image circulating on social media shows a tail fin with “BS001” and “Rafale” on it. Google reverse image searches don’t show any old versions of the image.

In a press conference earlier today, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri would not be drawn on whether any Indian jets had been brought down.

This post has been updated to include additional context and to reflect the Indian government’s position.

We're starting to get a few lines from a phone call between Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio stressed the need for India and Pakistan to work closely to de-escalate their conflict, Sharif's office says, according to Reuters news agency.

Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to defend "sovereignty and territorial integrity at all costs", the news agency adds.

Anbarasan Ethirajan
South Asia Regional Editor

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The ongoing India-Pakistan crisis has taken a dangerous turn. Both nations have for the first time carried out mass drone attacks, including on military installations.

Pakistan said it had shot down 25 Indian drones, some far from the disputed Kashmir region. India said it had neutralised Pakistani attack drones and also claimed it had destroyed an air defence system in Lahore (Islamabad has denied this).

The fact that the Indian drones have managed to reach the highly protected garrison city of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi has come as a surprise for many in Pakistan.

Probably, using the drones may be less expensive than using exorbitantly priced state-of-the-art fighter jets. If the drone warfare continues, then it’s likely to cause further disruptions and anger on both sides.

World nations have urged calm. The initial thinking was that after India launched missile attacks and with Pakistan claiming to have shot down several Indian jets (a claim Delhi has not confirmed), both sides could claim “victory” and de-escalate.

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But there’s a danger that any protracted tit-for-tat attacks could lead them to a far more damaging prospect.

During past conflicts, it was the US and a few other global powers which put pressure on the two capitals to bring the situation under control and de-escalate.

Now passions are running high, and the nationalist rhetoric has reached a crescendo on both sides and they are closer to war than in recent decades.

Unless Washington gets more involved, Islamabad and Delhi may continue with their accusations and counter-accusations.

Gulf states like Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which have close ties to both the countries, can step up their mediation efforts.

While the Trump administration’s priorities are more about tariffs, China and Ukraine-Russia, it may require a concerted attempt by the international community to lower tension between the two nuclear-armed south Asian rivals.

Sufreen Akhtar, a resident of Poonch in Indian-administered Kashmir, told the BBC a shell landed just outside her home.

Another local, Sobiya, says she ran with her one-and-a-half-month-old baby in her arms.

Both of them are now among the dozens of people taking shelter in Surankote, a town a little further from the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan. Many others have left Poonch after cross-border shelling intensified on Wednesday.

Video by Devina Gupta, Aamir Peerzada and Neha Sharma

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said in a statement that a cricket match set to be held tonight at the Rawalpindi cricket stadium has been rescheduled.

It said the PCB "in consultation with all the stakeholders has decided to reschedule tonight’s HBL PSL [Pakistan Super League] X match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings".

It added that a revised date would be announced in due course.

The statement did not mention a reason for the change in schedule.

Earlier in the day, there were several media reports about Indian drone strikes damaging parts of the Rawalpindi cricket stadium. The Pakistan government has not officially confirmed this.

But Pakistan's army has said that an Indian drone had fallen in a street close to the stadium.