IAF strikes in Pakistan updates: No reports of any IAF jet suffering damage in Pak action

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut congratulated the IAF for strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan but said the revenge for the Pulwama attack will not be complete till Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar is "struck down". In a tweet, Raut lauded the "bravery of Indian Air Force pilots who have made us proud by striking terror targets in Pakistan." "However, until the satan JeM chief Masood Azhar is struck down, our revenge won't be complete," said the Rajya Sabha member, whose party is an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra.

People's Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone said the air strikes carried out by the IAF on terror camps in Pakistan will set a benchmark for deterrence and eventually end the cycle of violence. "Pacifist to the core I am. But the reality as it stares in our faces is that this retaliatory action will actually be the start of the unlearning process for Pakistan. This will set the benchmark for deterrence. And eventually crowd out cycle of violence," Lone said.

India’s foreign secretary has confirmed India struck the biggest training camp of Jaish e Mohammed (JeM) in Balakot in the early hours on Tuesday. This is unlike the previous strikes because it is for the first time in recent times that India has struck deep inside Pakistan territory.

Residents of Srinagar and other major towns in the Valley could be seen discussing in small groups the fallout of the IAF's pre-dawn strikes inside the Pakistani territory.