Tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad remained high on Thursday after India’s assault on parts of Punjab and Pakistan-administered Kashmir – igniting fears as both nations stand on the brink of a wider conflict.

Tension between the nuclear-armed nations is soaring. Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to retaliate after Indian strikes killed more than two dozen people.

Video footage shows a bright flash from the residential Islamic seminary outside Bahawalpur in central Pakistan as India attacked its neighbor.