India targeted three air bases inside Pakistan with missiles, most of which were intercepted, on Saturday, Pakistani military officials said. 

The strike marks the latest escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals, a move triggered by a mass shooting that India blames Pakistan for.

Metal debris lies on the ground in Wuyan in India-administered Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday, May 7. Pakistan’s military claimed it shot down five Indian fighter jets. (Reuters/Sharafat Ali/TPX Images of the Day)

The missiles targeted Nur Khan air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district of eastern Punjab province, Sharif said. 

Some of the missiles landed in Afghanistan, he said. 

“I want to give you the shocking news that India fired six ballistic missiles from its city of Adampur,” said Sharif. One of the ballistic missiles hit Adampur, the remaining five missiles hit the Indian Punjab area of Amritsar.”

Earlier this week, Pakistan shot down more than two dozen drones.

Soldiers at the India-Pakistan border. India launched strikes in neighboring Pakistan on Tuesday.  (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)

The fraught relationship between the neighboring nations hit a low following an attack at a popular tourist area in India-controlled Kashmir, leaving 26 people dead. 

Most of those killed were Hindu tourists. India has blamed Pakistan, which denies any involvement.