Watch: Aftermath of strikes in Pakistani-administered Kashmir

India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

The BBC has not yet been able to identify the locations hit. Relations between the two countries have declined sharply following a militant attack that killed at least 26 people in Kashmir last month.

Associated Press has obtained footage it says shows the aftermath of an explosion in Muzaffarabad.

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