Rajnath Singh reviews security situation a day after air strike on JeM camp in Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

Rajnath Singh reviews security situation a day after air strike on JeM camp in Pakistan

The Hindu  

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asked the Director Generals of the Border Security Force and the Centra Reserve Police Force to be on high alert. In his regular morning meeting, Mr. Singh reviewed the security situation in the country, especially along the border with Pakistan, officials said. In a swift air strike, India pounded Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest training camp in Pakistan early on Tuesday, killing up to 350 terrorists and trainers, officials said. The pre-dawn operation described as “non-military” and “preemptive” struck a five-star resort style camp on a hilltop forest that provided a dozen Mirage 2000 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force with a “sitting duck target” and caught the terrorists in their sleep, sources said.

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Armed forces to step up surveillance to secure unfenced India-Bangladesh border
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Armed forces to step up surveillance to secure unfenced India-Bangladesh border

India Today  

Amid worsening bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh and growing concerns over border security in West Bengal, Border Security Force Director-General Daljit Singh Chaudhary assured that the country's border is protected. In October this year, BSF DG Chaudhary was on a two-day Kolkata visit, focusing on enhancing border management amid ongoing political tensions between the BJP and Trinamool Congress regarding …

Amit Shah says India will set up anti-drone unit for border security
1 month ago

Amit Shah says India will set up anti-drone unit for border security

Live Mint  

Jodhpur:Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said India will soon create a comprehensive anti-drone unit to secure its borders as the "menace" of unmanned aerial vehicles is going to get serious in the coming days. Shah said the ongoing Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System for securing India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh is a work in progress. Shah said …

Home minister Amit Shah reviews security in J&K after terror attacks
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Home minister Amit Shah reviews security in J&K after terror attacks

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the security in Jammu and Kashmir with the senior officers of his ministry and Intelligence Bureau in the wake of four terror attacks in the Jammu region since Sunday, in which 10 people, including nine civilians and a Central Reserve Police Force jawan, were killed. …

Amit Shah hints at upscaling of security apparatus in J&K
1 year, 11 months ago

Amit Shah hints at upscaling of security apparatus in J&K

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who could not meet the families of terror victims in Rajouri’s Dangri due to inclement weather, on Friday indicated at further upscaling security apparatus in the union territory. Reviews security With Jammu and Kashmir witnessing a spate of attacks on minorities in the past two years, Mr. Shah chaired a high-level security review meeting in …

Incidents Of Drone-Dropping From Pak Largely Down In Jammu: BSF
2 years, 1 month ago

Incidents Of Drone-Dropping From Pak Largely Down In Jammu: BSF

ABP News  

The Border Security Force has put in place its winter strategy along the International Border on the Jammu frontier to foil cross-border infiltration and said the number of incidents of drone-dropping of weapons, explosives, and narcotics from Pakistan has decreased in the last three-four months. Inspector General of the border-guarding force D K Boora told reporters here that the number …

Security situation in northeastern states, Kashmir improved in last 8 years: Amit Shah
2 years, 2 months ago

Security situation in northeastern states, Kashmir improved in last 8 years: Amit Shah

Firstpost  

Amit Shah said India is proceeding on the path of development due to the sacrifices made by the police and paramilitary personnel across the country New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the security situation in northeastern states, Jammu and Kashmir and left-wing extremism areas has improved over the last eight years. Addressing the gathering at …

Part 1: Border Security Force - News18
2 years, 9 months ago

Part 1: Border Security Force - News18

News 18  

When it comes to dealing with the perpetually tense Pakistan situation, the Border Security Force remains the authority. In fact, during the Kargil war of 1999, the BSF remained on the heights of the mountains and defended the country with full force, and didn’t allow Pakistani attackers to dent India. Strength and structure At present, the BSF is the second-largest …

BSF thwarts drone infiltration attempt along Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur
3 years ago

BSF thwarts drone infiltration attempt along Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur

India Today  

The Border Security Force thwarted an infiltration bid by a drone along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur on Sunday night. The drone was flown from the Pakistan side of the Kasowal border outpost in Gurdaspur sector. Meanwhile, a Pakistani youth was apprehended for trespassing in the Dera Baba Nanak area near the international border in Punjab. Earlier, security forces …

Backchannel talk between India, Pakistan was on before Balakot air strikes, says book
3 years, 4 months ago

Backchannel talk between India, Pakistan was on before Balakot air strikes, says book

The Hindu  

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the Research and Analysis Wing exchanged messages with top Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence officials as part of a unique back channel connection between the two countries that involved two foreign journalists Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark in 2018-2019, including after the Pulwama attack, according to a new book by the journalists that quotes the NSA …

Drone attack: Security tightened around vital installations in Kashmir, says top cop
3 years, 6 months ago

Drone attack: Security tightened around vital installations in Kashmir, says top cop

India TV News  

Security has been strengthened around vital installations across Kashmir in view of the threat posed by possible drone attacks, valley's top cop Vijay Kumar said on Tuesday. The security has been strengthened around vital installations and along the Line of Control," Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir told reporters here. He was responding to a question about the steps taken …

Pakistan reactivates Balakot terror camps destroyed in IAF airstrikes
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan reactivates Balakot terror camps destroyed in IAF airstrikes

India Today  

Terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot, bombed by India in February 2019, have been reactivated, as per sources. Nearly one and a half year after surgical strikes in Balakot terror camps, Pakistan’s ISI is using top Jaish-e-Mohammad commanders to train terrorists in the area with an aim to launch attacks on Indian soil, as per an intelligence report. According to intelligence …

Security Forces Alert to Pak Efforts of Dropping Weapons, Narcotics; Will Give Reply: J&K DGP
4 years, 3 months ago

Security Forces Alert to Pak Efforts of Dropping Weapons, Narcotics; Will Give Reply: J&K DGP

News 18  

Security forces are alert to Pakistani efforts of dropping consignments of weapons and narcotics into Jammu and Kashmir along the border and they will give a befitting reply to these attempts, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said in Srinagar on Thursday. We will give a befitting reply to this as well… "So far we have tracked many drone consignments …

Rajnath Singh says Balakot airstrikes sent out clear message on terrorism, infrastructure 'across the border' won't be safe haven for terrorists
4 years, 10 months ago

Rajnath Singh says Balakot airstrikes sent out clear message on terrorism, infrastructure 'across the border' won't be safe haven for terrorists

Firstpost  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the Balakot airstrikes had sent out a clear message that infrastructure across the border could not be used as safe havens for terrorists. New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the Balakot air strikes had sent out the clear message that infrastructure across the border could not be used as safe …

One year after Pulwama attack, radicalization on in full swing
4 years, 10 months ago

One year after Pulwama attack, radicalization on in full swing

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A year after 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed in a suicide blast in Kashmir’s Pulwama district, security and intelligence experts continue to flag concerns about security forces being soft targets in such conflict zones. According to intelligence inputs, reviewed by Mint, terrorists have been instructed to carry out grenade and fidayeen attacks in Shopian, Badgam …

Jaish threat on Diwali: Unprecedented security in Delhi, other metros alerted
5 years, 2 months ago

Jaish threat on Diwali: Unprecedented security in Delhi, other metros alerted

India TV News  

Amid terror threat from Pakistan-based militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, unprecedented security arrangements have been made at 'places of higher footfalls' in the national capital on the eve of Diwali. Besides, armed security in more than two dozen malls and multiplexes in the national capital has been beefed up, top sources in Delhi Police told IANS. In relation to a specific threat …

Security forces fully prepared says Rajnath Singh on reactivation of Pakistan terror camps
5 years, 3 months ago

Security forces fully prepared says Rajnath Singh on reactivation of Pakistan terror camps

India TV News  

Two days after the Army Chief said that terror camps in Pakistan were being reactivated, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said Indian security forces were fully prepared to meet the situation. He was responding to a query on Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's statement on the reactivation of terror camps in Balakot in neighbouring Pakistan. Rawat had on Monday …

50 Jaish terrorists training in deep diving, may launch attack on India via sea: BSF sources
5 years, 4 months ago

50 Jaish terrorists training in deep diving, may launch attack on India via sea: BSF sources

India Today  

At least 50 Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists are undergoing training in deep-sea diving to launch an attack on India, according to Border Security Force sources. Sources said terrorists are being given special training to attack Indian security forces deployed at sea, according to BSF which has forwarded the Intel to Southern Command. Kerala Police chief has also alerted all district police chiefs …

Jaish chief Masood Azhar secretly released from Pakistan jail: Intelligence report
5 years, 4 months ago

Jaish chief Masood Azhar secretly released from Pakistan jail: Intelligence report

Hindustan Times  

The Intelligence Bureau has alerted the government about the deployment of additional Pakistani troopers along the border near Rajasthan and said Islamabad has released Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar to carry out terror attacks, according to two officials aware of the developments. Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar According to the input, Pakistan is planning “big action” in Sialkot-Jammu and Rajasthan sectors …

Pakistan's U Turn: Jittery Imran Khan now says Islamabad won't use nuclear weapons first
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan's U Turn: Jittery Imran Khan now says Islamabad won't use nuclear weapons first

India TV News  

Pakistan will not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday. Both Pakistan and India are nuclear powers and if tension escalates the world will face danger," Khan said while addressing a gathering of the Sikh community at the Governor's House here. Reacting to India's move on Kashmir, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with New Delhi and expelled …

Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists manage to infiltrate LoC, security forces on alert
5 years, 5 months ago

Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists manage to infiltrate LoC, security forces on alert

India Today  

Even though the Indian Army has foiled at least four infiltration attempts by Pakistan's Border Action Team, a few Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists have managed to slip into the Indian territory amid the escalation along the LoC. In one such BAT action in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir, four infiltrators were killed by the Indian Army and their bodies found on …

Border heats up, 7 from Pakistan killed; IAF on high alert
5 years, 5 months ago

Border heats up, 7 from Pakistan killed; IAF on high alert

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Army foiled Pakistan Border Action Team’s attempt to attack one of the forward posts in Keran sector along the Line of Control on the intervening night of July 31-August 1, killing 5-7 Pakistan’s Special Services Group commandos and terrorists. “The search operations and attempts to recover bodies are being continuously interfered by Pakistani troops deployed in the …

Anantnag terror strike: 3 overground workers of Jaish-e-Mohammed arrested
5 years, 5 months ago

Anantnag terror strike: 3 overground workers of Jaish-e-Mohammed arrested

India TV News  

Three overground workers of banned Jaish-e-Mohammed group were arrested by police in South Kashmir Thursday in connection with the June 12 terror strike in which five CRPF personnel and station house officer Arshad Ahmed Khan were killed, officials said. They said the trio have given details to police about the June 12 terror strike at busy KP road. The trio, …

“We had the bull’s eye. All over in 90 seconds”, Balakot airstrike pilots confirm that they had hit the terror camps
5 years, 6 months ago

“We had the bull’s eye. All over in 90 seconds”, Balakot airstrike pilots confirm that they had hit the terror camps

Op India  

The “pre-emptive”, “non-military” airstrike carried out by the Indian Air Force on Jaish-e-Mohammed biggest terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in the wee hours of February 26, 2019, was precisely “over in 90 seconds”, and they hit the targets precisely, Hindustan Times quoted two pilots part of the operation as saying. Twelve Mirage 2000 fighters which had taken off in the …

High alert in J&K as Pak shares intel with India, US on possible terror attack in Pulwama
5 years, 6 months ago

High alert in J&K as Pak shares intel with India, US on possible terror attack in Pulwama

India TV News  

Entire security grid in Jammu and Kashmir are on high alert after Pakistan reportedly shared its input with India regarding possible terror attack in Pulwama district. Pakistan’s input has warned against the threat of ‘Improvised Explosive Device -vehicle’ attack in Pulwama district, probably near Awantipora, as reported by the Indian Express. Image Source : PTIPulwama terror attack According to the …

Exclusive: Jittery Pakistan forces out 4 terrorists from LoC, asks them to don Army fatigues
5 years, 9 months ago

Exclusive: Jittery Pakistan forces out 4 terrorists from LoC, asks them to don Army fatigues

India TV News  

A jittery Pakistan has directed four terrorists to shift their camps from the Line of Control and also told them to don Army fatigues. These include Lashkar terrorist Ashfaq Barwal operating from Kotli, Jaish's Nadeem from Bagh, Zahoor Qari from Pala and Hizbul's Wasim Dar from Kotli. The air strike came in response after the terror attack in Jammu and …

Team of reporters blocked from visiting terror camp that IAF bombed in Pak
5 years, 10 months ago

Team of reporters blocked from visiting terror camp that IAF bombed in Pak

Hindustan Times  

Pakistani security officials on Thursday prevented a Reuters team from climbing a hill in northeastern Pakistan to the site of a madrasa and a group of surrounding buildings that was targeted by Indian warplanes last week. It is the third time in the past nine days that Reuters reporters have visited the area – and each time the path up …

India's super spy had Imran Khan's office, home pictures
5 years, 10 months ago

India's super spy had Imran Khan's office, home pictures

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: It was not only the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror factory in Balakot whose pictures were picked up by the National Technical Research Organisation. Days before the Indian Air Force executed the deadly air strikes on the terror camp on Pakistani soil, NTRO —India’s super advanced technical intelligence agency — “travelled” as far as Islamabad and is learnt to have provided satellite …

IAF says it’s in high-state of preparedness to deal with threat from Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF says it’s in high-state of preparedness to deal with threat from Pakistan

Live Mint  

The Indian Air Force on Thursday said it was in a high state of preparedness to pro-actively engage any perceived threat from Pakistan, in clear indication that underlying tension between the two countries remained. Citing a document of Pakistan's civil aviation authority, the IAF said the neighbouring country has opened its airspace with Oman, Iran, Afghanistan and China only and …

IAF's radar, satellite images of Balakot strikes show 'significant damage' to JeM camp, say defence sources
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF's radar, satellite images of Balakot strikes show 'significant damage' to JeM camp, say defence sources

Firstpost  

IAF has given the government radar and satellite images showing bombing of the “intended targets” at the JeM terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot and “causing significant damage” to it, sources in the security establishment said on Wednesday. New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has given the government radar and satellite images showing bombing of the “intended targets” at the …

Jaish-e-Mohammed does not exist in Pakistan, claims army spokesperson; says ball now in India's court to de-escalate tension
5 years, 10 months ago

Jaish-e-Mohammed does not exist in Pakistan, claims army spokesperson; says ball now in India's court to de-escalate tension

Firstpost  

Jaish-e-Muhammed which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack does not exist in Pakistan, the military’s spokesperson has said, days after Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi admitted that the terror outfit’s chief is present in the country Islamabad: Jaish-e-Mohammed which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack does not exist in Pakistan, the military’s spokesperson has said, days after Foreign Minister Shah …

Indian strike targeting Jaish in Balakot: First satellite images fuel debate
5 years, 10 months ago

Indian strike targeting Jaish in Balakot: First satellite images fuel debate

India Today  

A patchwork of roofs. Far away from this aerial tableau, a furious debate among Indian politicians has focused on a single question -- did an airstrike ordered by New Delhi on the hilltop training camp successfully kill Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists? Satellite expert Col. Vinayak Bhat tweeted images of the Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp on Wednesday, saying they indicated "likely damage" that wasn't …

Jaish camp hit by IAF strike a hub of terror training
5 years, 10 months ago

Jaish camp hit by IAF strike a hub of terror training

Hindustan Times  

The Jaish-e-Mohammed facility at Balakot in Pakistan, which was targeted by an Indian air strike on Tuesday, was the venue for a gathering last year during which top JeM leaders extolled the role of the local madrasa in producing jihadi fighters sent to Jammu and Kashmir. JeM chief Masood Azhar’s younger brother Abdul Rauf Asghar and his brother-in-law Yusuf Azhar …

Full Text: MEA issues demarche to Pakistan on act of aggression against India, objects to 'vulgar' display of injured IAF pilot
5 years, 10 months ago

Full Text: MEA issues demarche to Pakistan on act of aggression against India, objects to 'vulgar' display of injured IAF pilot

Firstpost  

India also strongly objected to Pakistan’s vulgar display of an injured personnel of the Indian Air Force in violation of all norms of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Convention. In a strongly worded statement, India on Wednesday summoned Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan to lodge a strong protest at the country’s “unprovoked act of aggression” and strongly objected to …

Ratan Tata hails IAF for strikes against terror camps in Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

Ratan Tata hails IAF for strikes against terror camps in Pakistan

India TV News  

Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata Wednesday praised the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hailed the Indian Air Force for carrying out strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror camp in Pakistan. "We congratulate the PM and the IAF for the successful air strikes on the terrorist training camps which Pakistan has claimed never existed! India is proud of the firm action taken …

India seeks immediate, safe return of IAF pilot Abhinandan from Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

India seeks immediate, safe return of IAF pilot Abhinandan from Pakistan

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India on Wednesday summoned the acting high commissioner of Pakistan and demanded immediate and safe return of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman detained by Pakistan following an aerial engagement by the air forces of the two countries. It has also been made clear to Pakistan that no harm should be caused to Abhinandan, the ministry of external …

Pak Must Ensure Pilot in Custody Isn’t Harmed: Full MEA Statement
5 years, 10 months ago

Pak Must Ensure Pilot in Custody Isn’t Harmed: Full MEA Statement

The Quint  

“The Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan was summoned this afternoon by MEA to lodge a strong protest at the unprovoked act of aggression by Pakistan against India earlier today, including by violation of the Indian air space by Pakistan Air Force and targeting of Indian military posts. It is unfortunate that instead of fulfilling its international obligation and bilateral commitment …

IAF air strike: US warns Pakistan against resorting to military action, asks Islamabad to act against terror groups operating on its soil
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF air strike: US warns Pakistan against resorting to military action, asks Islamabad to act against terror groups operating on its soil

India TV News  

In a stern warning to Pakistan, Washington has asked Islamabad not to resort to any military action in the wake of Indian Air Force carrying out air strikes on JeM terror camps in Balakot, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of India’s western neighbour. A statement issued by the State Department said that Secretary Mike Pompeo spoke to both India’s External …

IAF strike on JeM’s Balakot terror camp involved over 200 hours of planning: Sources
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF strike on JeM’s Balakot terror camp involved over 200 hours of planning: Sources

Hindustan Times  

The pre-dawn attack air strike by Indian Air Force on Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest terror camp in Balakot in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on early Tuesday involved over 200 hours of planning that began following intelligence inputs regarding a second suicide terror strike somewhere in India. The Indian Air Force carried out a pre-dawn air strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest terror camp in …

US defence dept flagged JeM training camp in Balakot 15 years ago, WikiLeaks documents reveal
5 years, 10 months ago

US defence dept flagged JeM training camp in Balakot 15 years ago, WikiLeaks documents reveal

Firstpost  

Fifteen years ago, the major terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot in Pakistan found a mention in a purported secret US Defence Department file leaked by WikiLeaks. Washington/Islamabad: Fifteen years ago, the major terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot in Pakistan found a mention in a purported secret US Defence Department file leaked by WikiLeaks. The …

US knew of JeM terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot 15 years ago
5 years, 10 months ago

US knew of JeM terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot 15 years ago

Live Mint  

Fifteen years ago, the major terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot in Pakistan found a mention in a purported secret US Defence Department file leaked by WikiLeaks. The 31 January, 2004 document, signed by Major General Geoffery Miller of the US Army says Rahman received training in Balakot, Pakistan, a location known to house a "training camp that …

Balakot air strikes: Punjab border districts put on high alert
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot air strikes: Punjab border districts put on high alert

The Hindu  

Punjab has put six of its border districts on high alert following the Indian Air Force’s strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan, officials said. The Chief Minister’s Personal Secretary Suresh Kumar, Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh, Home Secretary N.S. Contingency plans Officials said deputy commissioners and the police chiefs of the border districts have been asked to put …

Pakistan foreign minister calls Indian Air Force strikes 'fictitious', misadventure by Modi govt ahead of LS elections
5 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan foreign minister calls Indian Air Force strikes 'fictitious', misadventure by Modi govt ahead of LS elections

Firstpost  

Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak held a press briefing where they denied the the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammed training camps in the areas attacked by the Indian Air Force. Qureshi read out a statement from the National Security Committee meeting held earlier Tuesday which said that the Indian government made fictitious …

IAF hits JeM training camps in Pakistan; Islamabad downplays attack but vows to 'act and react'
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF hits JeM training camps in Pakistan; Islamabad downplays attack but vows to 'act and react'

Firstpost  

The news of the pre-dawn strike broke early on Tuesday, when Pakistan military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor claimed on Twitter that their forces had sent back Indian aircraft which had intruded from Muzaffarabad sector. At a hurriedly-called special meeting of the National Security Committee — Pakistan’s top security body — Prime Minister Imran Khan asked the armed forces and …

Gujarat cancels leave of police personnel following IAF strike on JeM camp
5 years, 10 months ago

Gujarat cancels leave of police personnel following IAF strike on JeM camp

The Hindu  

High alert was sounded across Gujarat on Tuesday after India successfully carried out a “non-military pre-emptive” strike targeting a training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammad at Balakot in Pakistan. Director General of Police Shivanand Jha issued high alert across the border districts of Kutch, Banaskantha and Patan even as all District Superintendents of Police and Range Inspector Generals of Police were …

Firstpost Editor's Picks: India must remain on guard after IAF airstrikes; border residents appeal for peace; today's must-read stories
5 years, 10 months ago

Firstpost Editor's Picks: India must remain on guard after IAF airstrikes; border residents appeal for peace; today's must-read stories

Firstpost  

Tonight, it’s more than likely that many Pakistani commanders will have texts on the Ussuri river clashes for their bedside reading. India’s own strategic planners need to pay close attention to what Pakistan’s generals are thinking, to anticipate, and pre-empt the consequences. And in order to scale up the costs on Pakistan for its use of radical and separatist elements …

Air strikes by India: Pakistan’s ‘all-weather friend’ China urges to observe ‘restraint’
5 years, 10 months ago

Air strikes by India: Pakistan’s ‘all-weather friend’ China urges to observe ‘restraint’

Op India  

In the wake of the air strikes conducted by the Indian Air Force deep inside Pakistan obliterating the Jaish-e-Muhammad camps in Balakot, Muzaffarabad and Chikhoti, India’s eastern neighbour China, considered as Pakistan’s all-weather ally has asked the arch-enemies Pakistan and India to exercise ‘restraint’ amidst the soaring tensions after the IAF avenged the deaths of 40 CRPF personnel martyred in …

Punjab border districts on alert after Jaish camp strike, CM visit today
5 years, 10 months ago

Punjab border districts on alert after Jaish camp strike, CM visit today

Hindustan Times  

Punjab has put its border districts on high alert after Indian Air Force strikes on Jaish terror camp across the Line of Control in Balakot. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will visit the border areas from Pathankot to Ferozepur by road on Wednesday Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered a spate of measures as part of the state’s preparedness to …

Surgical Strike updates: Mumbai, Ambala on high alert; Australia says Pakistan must act against terror groups
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical Strike updates: Mumbai, Ambala on high alert; Australia says Pakistan must act against terror groups

Firstpost  

12:29 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter MEA FULL STATEMENT ON BALAKOT STRIKES On 14 February 2019, a suicide terror attack was conducted by a Pak based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammad, leading to the martyrdom of 40 brave jawans of the CRPF. India has been repeatedly urging Pakistan to take action against the JeM to prevent jihadis from being trained and armed inside …

News Analysis | Parsing the Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale's statement on the Balakot strike
5 years, 10 months ago

News Analysis | Parsing the Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale's statement on the Balakot strike

The Hindu  

Both the format and the wording of Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s statement on Tuesday announcing the Indian Air Force's strikes on a terror training camp in Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, indicated a restrained determination from New Delhi aimed at avoiding a military escalation. However, like the DGMO, Mr. Gokhale began with a preamble on Pakistan’s refusal to take action …

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