Pakistan said it has the “right to self-defence” in response to Indian jets entering Pakistani airspace on a mission to destroy infrastructure of terrorist groups in the north of Pakistan.

While Indian minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated on twitter the infrastructure was completely destroyed, a spokesman for Pakistani military responded in a tweet, stating “no infrastructure got hit” and there were “no casualties or damage”.

Australian foreign minister Marise Payne, alongside Chinese and EU officials, stressed “both sides must exercise restraint and avoid any action which would endanger peace and security in the region”.