IAF strikes in Pakistan updates: No reports of any IAF jet suffering damage in Pak action
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 27, 2019, 18:15:25 IST
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IAF strikes in Pakistan updates: No reports of any IAF jet suffering damage in Pak action
On Wednesday morning, the Pakistan Air Force violated Indian air space and dropped two bombs near Indian Army camps in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Air Force shot down Pak F-16 that violated Indian air space.
"First, they committed aggression against Pakistan today. It is a violation of the LoC. I consider it a violation of the LoC, and Pakistan his right to give a suitable response in self defence," Pakistan foreign minister told reporters after an "emergency meeting" with high-level officials.
Since the action took place just hours ago, we are waiting for more info: FS
11:34 (IST) Feb 26
This action was specifically targeted at the JeM camp. The attack was "non-military" strike which took place in a thickly-forested area: FS
11:33 (IST) Feb 26
Top commanders were eliminated in the strike: FS
11:33 (IST) Feb 26
India struck the biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot. A large number of JeM terrorists were killed. The strike avoided civilian casualties: FS
11:33 (IST) Feb 26
Credible intel was received that JeM was planning more suicide attacks in India. In the face of imminent danger, a preemptive strike became absolutely necessary: FS
11:32 (IST) Feb 26
Information about JeM's operations has been provided to Pakistan from time to time but it has always denied knowledge of their existence: FS
11:32 (IST) Feb 26
Masood Azhar-led JeM is active in Pakistan and is responsible for a series of terror attacks, including 2001 Parliament attack and Pathankot air base attack: FS
11:31 (IST) Feb 26
A suicide attack was conduced on February 14 leading to the martyrdom of 40 brave jawans of CRPF: FS Gokhale
The Army tweeted a Hindi poem which says that "if you are docile and polite before the enemy, he may consider you as a coward, the way Kauravas treated Pandavas".
Meanwhile, high speed broadband services have been curtailed in Srinagar
11:08 (IST) Feb 26
Air strikes in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region were based on locations provided by on ground intelligence sources: ANI quoting sources
11:04 (IST) Feb 26
Air Commodore S Srinivasan says that though Chandigarh station is a transport base, adequate measures have been taken to fly any IAF aircraft to meet the operational requirements in the present circumstances