Pakistan has authorized its military to kill 31 people in an overnight missile strike by the Indian Air Force, taking "corresponding" retaliatory actions against India, which has raised concerns about the escalation of conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries.

Pakistan accused India of “hell” in the region after targeted strikes in Pakistan-managed Kashmir and Punjab provinces in Pakistan in an intensely worded statement.

India said the strike was a direct revenge for the Kashmir attacks managed in India in the second half of last month, in which militants killed 25 Hindu tourists and their guides. India accuses Pakistan of direct involvement in the attack, through Islamic militant groups long accused of supporting Pakistan

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said in an interview with the guardian of Islamabad that he was also the foreign minister - saying the country would defend its dignity “at any degree”. "We reserve the right to authorize the armed forces to take any appropriate litigation, which will be measured, proportional and responsible," Dahl said.

He refused to include any retaliation for attacks in the timeline, but said the plan would be led by powerful army chief General Asim Munir, who would consult with the coalition government. "What can we do - I think it's too early to discuss this stage," Dahl said. "There is no minimum or maximum response time."

Dahl insists that until now, Pakistan has exercised "patient and maximum restraint" in the face of India's allegations and attacks. "Yes, any mature war will cause huge economic losses. But there is no price when (IS) sovereignty, national integrity, territorial integrity, national dignity (IS) issues."

DAR also expressed frustration with the international community, which so far has been reluctant to participate in the latest dispute between India and Pakistan, rather than urging restraint. He said Pakistan called for an independent investigation into the Kashmir attacks to provide assistance.

Under the previous president, the United States was highly proactive in helping to eliminate conflicts between India and Pakistan, which often avoided full-scale wars. However, Dahl noted that the Trump administration is reluctant to play the same mediation role. "Yes, in the past, the U.S. president played an active role. But every government has its own style of work," he said.

He added: "It is also the responsibility of the global community, as any consequences and negative effects of any such war will not be limited to India-Pakistan. It will eventually cross international borders."

It was delighted to seize Pakistan's victory after an air strike in India on Wednesday killed 31 people, including several children and dozens of people injured.

The strikes targeted terrorist and terrorist training camps of two Islamic militant groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, which have long been accused of freely operating in Pakistan and have been implicated in some of India's deadliest terrorist attacks.

"We only killed those who killed our innocent people," said India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. At the time, the government minister Amit Shah said the government was "decided to respond appropriately to any attack on India and its people".

Indian troops described the missile strike as "not escalating, proportional and responsible".

Pakistan said that "there is no doubt and unreasonable attack is difficult for innocent men, women and children" and denied that there are any terrifying camps or infrastructure in the areas attacked by India. DAR reiterated this, saying there were no "terrorists" in the areas hit by India.

Since the 1971 India-Pakistan War, Indian missiles have attacked Punjab in Pakistan's most politically and military-important province, where at least 16 people have been killed.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his country regards India's strike as an "act of war" and intends to take retaliatory action, although he did not say any form. At a meeting of the National Security Council on Wednesday, the Sharif government granted the country a military mandate to take action to defend Pakistan's sovereignty to "choose its choice."

At a parliamentary meeting on Wednesday, Pakistan BJP's co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed the country's right to defend itself and said Pakistan's answer to the Indian attack was "not yet here".

"Pakistan has the right to respond to the attack," he said.

Kashmir has been controversial at the foot of the Himalayas since the establishment of the Indian Division and Pakistan. Both India and Pakistan fully claim that this is all, but each manages a part of the territory, separated by one of the most center of gravity in the world: "Control Lines": "Control Lines" based on Ceasefire. China manages another part in the East.

India and Pakistan fought three wars in Kashmir, the most recent in 1999.

There are signs that India also suffered losses in Wednesday's attack, carried out by military aircraft and drones from India's own airspace. Pakistan claims about 80 Indian jets participated in the strike and said it “exercises restraint” by shooting down just five people.

The Indian government reportedly remains nervous about all aircraft being shot down, but there are at least three aircraft debris in areas under India-managed Kashmir and Punjab.

Adnan Ahmad, 25, reported hearing a loud crash at 1.40 a.m. in Indian-Kashmir Village. "When I rushed to the window, I saw the flames falling from one plane," he said. "There was another plane moving over the fallen plane. The plane landed near the school building and hit trees. The fallen wreckage exploded several times in about an hour."

From the early hours of the morning, fierce shootings occurred within the control area between Indian and Pakistani forces. At least 12 civilians have been killed on one side of India since Wednesday morning, according to Kashmir officials managed by India. Pakistan reports at least five people were killed due to shelling.

Parvez Khan, the chief medical officer of Poonch, was one of the most severely damaged border areas in a cross-border shelling, saying 42 people were injured.

“Two of my relatives were seriously injured when they attacked their home this morning,” said Poonch resident safety Abdullah, who was angry at the rise in tensions in India-Pakistan.

"We have endured this violence for generations; our ancestors suffered, and now we do so. Every hour, it feels like this might be our last. The shells are so intense that no one within 150 kilometers of the border can sleep or eat properly."

As the day-long shooting continued, thousands of residents lived near the control line on the Indian side of the border and were forced to evacuate to safer areas. They describe living in horror in what they call a "rain fire" that damages houses, Sikh temples, farmlands and vehicles.

Another resident, Abdullah Khan, said he had been confined to the basement and had six family members since the overnight attack. "Mortar shells have been landing around us since last night. Although many have managed to escape to safer areas, we have not found a chance to escape," he said.

On Wednesday, the United States, Britain, China, Iran and the UAE all demanded a rapid downgrade of the conflict. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK "urgently interact with both countries...encourage dialogue, downgrade and protection of civilians".