India's army has responded to what it described as Pakistan's "blatant escalation with drone strikes and other munitions" along its western borders as part of the latest escalation in a conflict between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

By Aftab Ahmed, Charlotte Greenfield and Shivam Patel JAMMU, India/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Blasts rang out across Indian Kashmir and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in neighbouring Punjab state late on Friday,

Tensions between India and Pakistan remain high days after Delhi launched airstrikes at its neighbor, sparking tit-for-tat military action from both sides and widespread confusion as competing claims and disinformation spread online.