Aamir Peerzada
Reporting from Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir
I was woken up by two massive explosions in Srinagar at around 5:45 AM local time (00:15 GMT).
About 20 minutes later, three more blasts occurred.
The first two blasts shook our hotel in Srinagar.
There is a complete blackout in the city, and there is no clarity yet on what caused these sounds.
“Pakistan has launched its response. Stay strong,” says PPP Senator Sherry Rehman; Pakistani military has launched its counter-attack against Indian aggression, state broadcaster PTV News reports quoting security sources.
Shortly after reported strikes at around 03:15 local time (22:15 GMT) – which Pakistan claim were Indian and hit three of its airbases – Pakistan’s Airports Authority closed the country’s airspace to all traffic until midday local time.
And in the last few moments, the Airports Authority of India has announced it is closing 32 airports across the north and west of the country until the morning of 15 May.