Tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals have soared since an attack at a popular tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists, on April 22. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the assault, an accusation Islamabad rejects.

India and Pakistan on Saturday signaled they were ready to de-escalate their conflict if the other reciprocates following missile and drone attacks across their border, in the most serious confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.

Pakistan’s armed forces said they targeted military sites inside India in response to an Indian missile attack at air bases in Pakistan on Saturday.