BBC News halts for breaking news announcement as Fiona Bruce issues statement

Beloved broadcaster was forced to halt her usual schedule on BBC News at 10 as she issued some new breaking news about India's latest attacks on Pakistan.The missiles early struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country's eastern Punjab province, according to three Pakistani security officials.

It is understood one of them struck a mosque in the city of Bahawalpur in Punjab, where a child was killed, and a woman and man were injured, according to one official. India's Defence Ministry said in a statement that at least nine sites were targeted "where terrorist attacks against India have been planned." Bruce told viewers: "News is just coming in. India has said it has launched an attack on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir."

She added that Pakistan has vowed to retaliate, before reminding viewers: "These are - I will just remind you - two nuclear-powered states." A spokesperson for Pakistan's military says Islamabad "will respond to this [attack] at a time and place of its choosing."

They added: "All of our air force jets are airborne. This is a shameful and cowardly attack that was carried out from within India's airspace." President Trump said it was a "shame" when he was asked about the breaking news during a White House press conference.

He added: "We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval... I guess people knew something was going to happen, based on a little bit of the past, they've been fighting for a long time... I just hope it ends very quickly."

Relations between India and Pakistan have declined sharply following a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last month. The fatal militant attack killed at least 26 people, mostly touristsm in the picturesque town of Pahalgam in Indian-administed Kashmir on 22 April.

Militants opened fire on people who were visiting Baisaran, a mountain-top meadow three miles from Pahalgam. A statement by Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said: "The deceitful enemy has carried out cowardly attacks at five locations in Pakistan.

"Pakistan has every right to give a full and strong response to this act of war imposed by India - and a full response is being given. The entire naiton stands with the Armed Forces of Pakistan, and the morale and spirit of the Pakistani people are high.

"The Pakistani nation and the Armed Forces of Pakistan know well how to deal with the enemy. We will never allow the enemy to succeed in its nefarious objectives."