The world's first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours has erupted in South Asia. On Thursday, India accused Pakistan of launching waves of drones and missiles at three military bases in Indian territory and Indian-administered Kashmir - an allegation Islamabad swiftly denied.

To filter facts from fiction, India Today has verified these claims using social media videos posted by locals, eyewitness accounts, satellite images, and reports in Pakistan’s media.

Officials in Pakistan say the country’s air defense system shot down an Indian drone early Thursday in the eastern city of Lahore, as India evacuated thousands of people from villages near the two cou