By Alastair McCready, Ted Regencia and Abid Hussain

May 10: Pakistan’s military said strikes have been launched against Indian military sites after three airbases were targeted by Indian forces, accusing India of using “air-to-surface missiles” from warplanes.

Pakistan Civil Aviation said it is closing its airspace from 03:15am local time (22:15 GMT) on Saturday until 12 noon (07:00 GMT) following the latest attacks.

One of the attacks has reportedly destroyed a BrahMos missile storage site in Beas in India’s Punjab province.

BrahMos missiles are supersonic missiles with a top range of 800km (497 miles) that can be launched from a range of military vehicles, including submarines, ships and fighter aircraft.

They were developed by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Russian rocket design bureau, NPO Mashinostroyeniya.

The name is a portmanteau of the Brahmaputra River in India and the Moskva River in Russia.

Al Jazeera