India, May 10 -- Pakistan early on Saturday claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones. Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad around 4am that Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) airbases of Pakistan Air Force were targeted.

The army spokesperson provided no details to back his claims.

The claims come amid heightened tensions with India over its 'Operation Sindoor', a retaliation for a terror attack that killed 26 people in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22.

Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, where the Pakistan military has its headquarters, is around 10 kilometres from th...