Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that his country is fully capable of defending its geographical boundaries as well as responding to any kind of Indian aggression.

Sharif made the remarks while addressing the National Assembly, or the lower house of the country's parliament.

He said that Pakistan shot down five Indian jets without crossing into the Indian airspace.

The National Security Committee (NSC) of Pakistan has "authorized" the country's army to "undertake corresponding" retaliation for Indian attacks which killed 26 civilians and injured 46 others, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Wednesday.

Tensions between the two South Asian neighbors have escalated following a deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam, in which at least 25 people were killed, according to Indian media reports.