All We Know So Far About India's Surgical Strike 2.0 on Pakistan - News18
5 years, 10 months ago

All We Know So Far About India's Surgical Strike 2.0 on Pakistan - News18

News 18  

In a pre-dawn strike on Tuesday, combat jets of the Indian Air Force bombed and destroyed terror camps of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. The air strike, which has been dubbed surgical strikes 2.0, comes two weeks after a terror attack on CRPF soldiers in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had chaired a high-level CCS meeting in New Delhi earlier today along with Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Arun Jaitley on the attack. In a statement following the air strikes in Pakistan, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi warned New Delhi not to challenge Islamabad and said that better sense should prevail in India, Radio Pakistan reported. Earlier this morning, Qureshi had summoned an emergency meeting at the Foreign Office in Islamabad to discuss the emerging situation in the wake of Indian Air Force?s violation of the Line of Control, Radio Pakistan reported.

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'Can Carry Out Surgical Strikes On Pak But...': Congress' Mani Shankar Aiyar Hits Out At Modi Govt
11 months, 1 week ago

'Can Carry Out Surgical Strikes On Pak But...': Congress' Mani Shankar Aiyar Hits Out At Modi Govt

News 18  

Targeting the Bharatiya Janataya Party government in the Centre, veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar asked if India could carry out surgical strikes in Pakistan, then why cannot it hold talks with the neighbouring country to resolve the long-pending Kashmir issues? Aiyar said that perhaps there was some conversation between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Pakistan’s Qamar Javed Bajwa. …

Army refutes claims of surgical strike, says infiltration bid foiled in Rajouri
1 year, 4 months ago

Army refutes claims of surgical strike, says infiltration bid foiled in Rajouri

India TV News  

The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday refuted the claims of a surgical strike by the Indian Army, hours after a newspaper daily published a report. Earlier today, a newspaper report claimed that Indian Army has once again carried out a surgical strike in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. According to Army, "In the morning of August 22, two terrorists were detected by alert …

Punjab governor pitches for 'one or two surgical strikes' against Pakistan for pushing drugs into India
1 year, 7 months ago

Punjab governor pitches for 'one or two surgical strikes' against Pakistan for pushing drugs into India

Firstpost  

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday slammed Pakistan for pushing drugs into India and pitched for conducting “one or two surgical strikes” against the neighbouring country to teach it a lesson Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday slammed Pakistan for pushing drugs into India and pitched for conducting “one or two surgical strikes” against the neighbouring country to teach it …

Punjab governor backs 'surgical strike' on Pakistan for pushing drugs in India
1 year, 7 months ago

Punjab governor backs 'surgical strike' on Pakistan for pushing drugs in India

India TV News  

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit said that Pakistan should be taught a lesson by launching surgical strikes on the neighbouring country while accusing it of pushing drugs into the Indian territory. The governor, who was on a two-day visit to the border districts of the state, said that the next generation must be stopped from becoming addicts at any cost and …

Pakistan fears another surgical strike by India, says former Pakistan diplomat after Poonch terror attack
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan fears another surgical strike by India, says former Pakistan diplomat after Poonch terror attack

The Hindu  

After the Poonch terror attack, former Pakistani diplomat Abdul Basit fears that India will carry out another surgical strike on Pakistan. Counter-strike fear is looming in Pakistan after the Poonch terror attack and it has become the talk of the town. In a recent video, Mr. Basit said, "Now people in Pakistan are talking about another surgical strike or air …

Pakistan fears India may conduct another surgical strike after Poonch terror attack, says ex-Pak diplomat
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan fears India may conduct another surgical strike after Poonch terror attack, says ex-Pak diplomat

India TV News  

After 5 personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch last week in a terrorist attack, Pakistan is fearing that India may conduct another surgical strike as a counter-terror operation. Pakistan's former diplomat Abdul Basit is fearing that another surgical strike can happen in his country. "Now people in Pakistan are talking about another surgical strike …

OPINION | Why Rahul can’t take action against Digvijaya Singh for his ‘surgical strike’ remark
1 year, 11 months ago

OPINION | Why Rahul can’t take action against Digvijaya Singh for his ‘surgical strike’ remark

India TV News  

Digvijaya Singh surgical strike remark : The Congress on Tuesday appeared to be in two minds on taking a firm stand on the issue of surgical strikes carried out by armed forces inside Pakistan. Digivijaya’s remarks on surgical strike has spoiled the party’s narrative about the Yatra, with only five days to go for the march to end in Srinagar.BJP …

Modi@8: Balakot operation, surgical strikes strong response to Pakistan-based terror, says Lt Gen Hooda
2 years, 7 months ago

Modi@8: Balakot operation, surgical strikes strong response to Pakistan-based terror, says Lt Gen Hooda

Firstpost  

In an interview with News18, the former Northern Army Commander said that military modernisation needs to keep pace with the future challenges that India faces, particularly from China The cross-border surgical strikes conducted by the Army in 2016 and the air attack carried out by the Indian Air Force in 2019 at Pakistan’s Balakot had shown India’s strong response to …

Modi Govt 8 years: How PM handled Pakistan with iron fist - Surgical strike, Balakot air strike
2 years, 7 months ago

Modi Govt 8 years: How PM handled Pakistan with iron fist - Surgical strike, Balakot air strike

India TV News  

Modi Govt 8 years: Balakot Air Strike - 2019 and Surgical Strike - 2016 were two such military operations by the Modi government that forever changed enemies' perception of how India would act if it’s national interests are compromised through terror attacks or dirty games by its neighbours, particularly Pakistan. The Modi government handled Pakistan with an iron fist conducting …

Terror before elections: a pattern
3 years, 5 months ago

Terror before elections: a pattern

The Hindu  

E xploiting national security issues and acts of terrorism to further political agendas and spur the electorate’s appetite for hypernationalism has long been the Bharatiya Janata Party’s staple of politics. Days before the Election Commission was to schedule the Lok Sabha election, Modi claimed at a public gathering in Hindon, Ghaziabad, that there were reports that the Indian Air Force …

Two Years of Balakot Air Strike: A successful retaliation, know all about it
3 years, 10 months ago

Two Years of Balakot Air Strike: A successful retaliation, know all about it

India Today  

The applauded 'Balakot Air Strike', completed its 2 years today. Balakot Air Strike is the first aerial shoot down carried out after the Indo-Pak war by India in Pakistan. The Balakot Air Strike was piloted in response to the Pulwama attack that took the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force jawans. The Balakot air strike piloted an array of …

Frosty relations with Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack
3 years, 10 months ago

Frosty relations with Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack

The Hindu  

The terror attack on a CentralReserve Police Force convoy in Pulwama in February 2019 by a Kashmiri Jaish-e-Mohammed operative has, in retrospect, had a significant impact on domestic and regional politics. For the first time since the 1971 war and for the first time since the two countries went overtly nuclear in 1998, the Indian government ordered the Indian Air …

Pakistan warns India planning ‘surgical strike’ against it
4 years ago

Pakistan warns India planning ‘surgical strike’ against it

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s foreign minister on Friday accused neighboring India of planning a “surgical strike” against his Islamic nation, the latest in a war of words between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Echoing Qureshi’s concerns, Khan’s adviser on national security, Moeed Yusuf, later Friday tweeted that the “world must prevent India from destabilizing the region in its attempt to divert attention …

Pakistan Warns India Planning 'Surgical Strike', Says Move Could Disrupt Afghan Peace Process
4 years ago

Pakistan Warns India Planning 'Surgical Strike', Says Move Could Disrupt Afghan Peace Process

News 18  

Pakistan's foreign minister on Friday accused India of planning a surgical strike" against his Islamic nation, the latest in a war of words between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Qureshi said an Indian strike could disrupt the ongoing Afghan peace process, which is being facilitated by Pakistan. Echoing Qureshi's concerns, Khan's adviser on national security, Moeed Yusuf, later Friday tweeted that …

India planning another surgical strike against us: Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi
4 years ago

India planning another surgical strike against us: Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

India TV News  

Pakistan seems to be still reeling from the impact of Indian Army's 2016 'surgical strike' on terror launch pads across the Line of Control. Speaking during a press conference in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he has 'credible' information that India was planning another surgical strike. that India is planning a surgical strike against …

BJP Would Do 'Surgical Strike' to Send Away Rohingyas and Pakistanis: Telangana BJP Chief
4 years, 1 month ago

BJP Would Do 'Surgical Strike' to Send Away Rohingyas and Pakistanis: Telangana BJP Chief

News 18  

Hyderabad: BJP's Telangana unit president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday found himself in a row following comments that his party would conduct a "surgical strike" in the old city here to chase away Rohingyas and Pakistanis after it wins the post of Mayor in the civic polls. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, reacting to the BJP leaders comments, dared …

Indian Army carrying out 'pinpoint strikes' on terror launchpads in PoK: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian Army carrying out 'pinpoint strikes' on terror launchpads in PoK: Report

India Today  

The Indian Army is carrying out "pinpoint strikes" on suspected terror launchpads inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to Pakistani military's unrelenting efforts to push maximum number of terrorists into India before the onset of harsh winters, sources in the security establishment said on Thursday. "Pakistan Army's actions to exclusively target civilians are countered by Indian Army's pinpoint strikes on suspected …

Shiv Sena questions Centre over 'efficacy' of 2016 surgical strike; Saamana editorial says preemptive attack failed to demoralise Pakistan
5 years ago

Shiv Sena questions Centre over 'efficacy' of 2016 surgical strike; Saamana editorial says preemptive attack failed to demoralise Pakistan

Firstpost  

The Shiv Sena targeted the Centre by questioning the ’efficacy’ of the 2016 surgical strike and said the perception that it would demoralise Pakistani terrorists remained an ‘illusion’ as Indian soldiers continue to get killed in terror attacks in Kashmir Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday targeted the Centre by questioning the “efficacy” of the 2016 surgical strike and said …

Under Modi govt, surgical strike happens just before elections: Congress
5 years, 2 months ago

Under Modi govt, surgical strike happens just before elections: Congress

India Today  

The Congress on Sunday said that under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, a "surgical strike" always happens just before the elections. The party also alleged that the government will now politicise the Indian Army's action on terror camps in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir to "divert the public's attention from the real issues" plaguing the society. Speaking to news agency ANI, Congress's Akhilesh …

3 yrs of surgical strikes: When Army sent a strong message, avenged Uri terror attack
5 years, 3 months ago

3 yrs of surgical strikes: When Army sent a strong message, avenged Uri terror attack

India Today  

Three years ago on this day, the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes against terror launchpads on and along the Line of Control. Recalling the night of October 28-29 when Special Forces of the Indian Army carried out the surgical strikes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said three years ago on this day he did not sleep all night and was …

The first surgical strike was carried out by the armed forces in September 2016: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
5 years, 7 months ago

The first surgical strike was carried out by the armed forces in September 2016: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh

Op India  

Putting to rest the controversy surrounding the surgical strike once and for all, GOC Northern Command Lt Gen Ranbir Singh today said that a surgical strike was carried out for the first time by the armed forces in September 2016, to avenge the Uri attack. GOC-in-Chief Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh: Few days ago DGMO said in a reply …

‘Many surgical strikes during UPA’s tenure’, says former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Many surgical strikes during UPA’s tenure’, says former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Hindustan Times  

Indian armed forces received a free hand to respond to external threats during the term of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance as well and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s attempt to gain electoral mileage from military operations are “shameful and unacceptable,” says former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In the past five years, Pakistan based terrorists have repeatedly targeted India’s military installations …

How Manohar Parrikar stood firmly behind Indian Army as it carried out 2016 surgical strike
5 years, 9 months ago

How Manohar Parrikar stood firmly behind Indian Army as it carried out 2016 surgical strike

India Today  

"We don't itch for a fight, but if someone looks at the country with an evil eye, we will gouge his eyes out and put them in his hand," Late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had once said. Manohar Parrikar's final journey Live Updates The surgical strike operation was carried out 10 days after a deadly terrorist attack on soldiers …

Balakot Didn’t Get Modi Govt The Praise It Got For Surgical Strike
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot Didn’t Get Modi Govt The Praise It Got For Surgical Strike

The Quint  

It’s been nearly two weeks after the Indian Air Force’s air strike in Balakot following the deadly Pulwama attack. After reports of the air strike surfaced on 26 February, many Twitter users lauded the IAF and the government for sending a strong message to Pakistan. Why was Prime Minister Narendra Modi silent during Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s captivity in Pakistan? …

No ceasefire violation along LoC in JK, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls off scheduled visit to Jammu
5 years, 10 months ago

No ceasefire violation along LoC in JK, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls off scheduled visit to Jammu

India TV News  

An uneasy calm prevailed along the Line of Control in the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir with no report of ceasefire violation by Pakistan over the past 20 hours, officials said on Thursday. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called off her scheduled visit to Jammu province on Thursday to review the situation along the borders …

Dateline Pulwama: India no longer hostage to Pakistan’s Nuclear blackmail
5 years, 10 months ago

Dateline Pulwama: India no longer hostage to Pakistan’s Nuclear blackmail

Op India  

The Attack 14th February 2019. A Nuclear Power State with the world’s 2nd biggest Army and 4th biggest Air Force was held hostage by several hundred armed and trained terrorists from Pakistan. Indian Air Strike in Balakot Around 3:30 AM on 26th February, a strike formation of Indian Air Force comprising of 12 Mirage 2000’s supported by four Sukhoi Su-30MKI, …

PM Modi indicates more action to follow air strike in Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi indicates more action to follow air strike in Pakistan

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday indicated that last week’s air strike in Pakistan won’t be India’s last such action against terrorism emanating from the neighbouring country. “If one work gets over, our government doesn’t sleep, but gets ready for another,” Modi said, in a veiled reference to the February 26 air strike on a terror camp in Pakistan. “What our …

Day after Amit Shah says Balakot air strikes killed 'more than 250 terrorists', IAF chief tells media they don't count casualties
5 years, 10 months ago

Day after Amit Shah says Balakot air strikes killed 'more than 250 terrorists', IAF chief tells media they don't count casualties

Firstpost  

A day after BJP president Amit Shah said the Balakot air strikes killed ‘more than 250 terrorists’, IAF Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said the air force does not don’t count casualties, it only hits targets. He made the statement at a press briefing in response to a question on the number of terrorists killed in the IAF’s 26 February …

Amit Shah claims over 250 terrorists killed in Balakot air strike: BJP chief says Opposition's 'proof, probe' talk made Pakistan smile
5 years, 10 months ago

Amit Shah claims over 250 terrorists killed in Balakot air strike: BJP chief says Opposition's 'proof, probe' talk made Pakistan smile

Firstpost  

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah hit out at the Opposition parties, alleging that they “raised doubts” on the courage of the Armed Forces and their demand for proof of the IAF air strike brought a “smile on Pakistan’s face” Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah hit out at the Opposition parties, alleging that they “raised doubts” on the courage …

India-Pakistan tension: How things unfolded in last two days
5 years, 10 months ago

India-Pakistan tension: How things unfolded in last two days

India TV News  

What India has claimed On February 26 #In an intelligence-led operation in the early hours, India struck the biggest training camp in JeM in Balakot. February 27 A statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs said #Against India's Counter Terrorism Action, Pakistan has responded this morning by using its Air Force to target military installations on the Indian side. …

Balakot strike resets the rules of engagement with Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot strike resets the rules of engagement with Pakistan

Live Mint  

The rules of engagement with Pakistan underwent a rude reset on Tuesday after the Indian Air Force struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed training centre located in that country, killing up to 300 terrorists, especially since Prime Minister Narendra Modi had begun his tenure in 2014 on a conciliatory note inviting then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to be part of the swearing-in ceremony. …

Pakistan bans all Indian films after Surgical Strike 2 by India in Balakot
5 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan bans all Indian films after Surgical Strike 2 by India in Balakot

India Today  

Pakistan information minister Fawad Chaudhry has declared that no Indian film will be released in the country, after Indian Air Force fighter jets crossed the Line of Control to completely destroy the biggest Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp with bombs. He also said that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has been instructed to crack down on "Made in India "Cinema Exhibitors Association …

Swara Bhasker trolls PM Narendra Modi for staying up on Surgical Strike 2 night. Gets savagely trolled
5 years, 10 months ago

Swara Bhasker trolls PM Narendra Modi for staying up on Surgical Strike 2 night. Gets savagely trolled

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not sleep a wink on the night that Indian Air Force fighter jets demolished a major Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp in Pakistan, government sources told PTI. https://t.co/oaeJVi3TSw Swara Bhasker February 27, 2019 Twitteratti attacked Swara for her "Modiphobia" and savagely trolled her for her tweet. In the wee hours of Tuesday, Indian Air Force fighter jets …

India air strike on Pakistan: Kashmir tensions rise after Balakot bombing raid
5 years, 10 months ago

India air strike on Pakistan: Kashmir tensions rise after Balakot bombing raid

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan-administered Kashmir and “released …

Pushing boundaries: on Balakot air strikes
5 years, 10 months ago

Pushing boundaries: on Balakot air strikes

The Hindu  

The Indian Air Force’s strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammad terror training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot delivers a robust but calibrated message. In effect, New Delhi’s line is that the operation was an intelligence-driven counter-terror strike rather than escalatory military aggression. It is still to be determined how far the JeM has been set back, but the strikes mark a new chapter …

Opinion | India’s resolute reply to terror—Surgical Strike 2
5 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | India’s resolute reply to terror—Surgical Strike 2

Live Mint  

Twelve days after a suicide attack by a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist killed 40 jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force, the Narendra Modi administration gave a resolute reply. Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000 fighter jets pounded Balakot in Pakistan, home to the banned terror outfit’s largest training base. Killing of JeM’s top mercenaries—including JeM chief Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law Maulana Yousuf Azhar—also …

Where is Balakot and why was it IAF's target for surgical strike 2.0?
5 years, 10 months ago

Where is Balakot and why was it IAF's target for surgical strike 2.0?

India TV News  

Balakot is a town, located in Pakistan. The Indian Air Force targeted Balakot because it had the biggest camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group, which was 80 km from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. Over 300 terrorists were taken down when the Indian Air Force fighter jets dropped 1,000 kg bombs on the vast terror training facility at Balakot, which …

Surgical Strike 2.0: India celebrates IAF's 'preemptive' attack on JeM camp inside Pakistan | See pics
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical Strike 2.0: India celebrates IAF's 'preemptive' attack on JeM camp inside Pakistan | See pics

India TV News  

A nation grieving the untimely and brutal demise of 40 brave CRPF soldiers in Pulwama terror attack has erupted in joy after the Indian Air Force struck down one of the biggest terror camps of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad inside the Pakistani territory. Even as the IAF strike came within the fortnight of the Pulwama attack, the government has said …

Surgical strike in Pakistan: India just announced paradigm shift in security architecture by revising its retaliation doctrine
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical strike in Pakistan: India just announced paradigm shift in security architecture by revising its retaliation doctrine

Firstpost  

In short, India has just blown away the nuclear threshold for conventional operations and called Pakistan’s bluff on nuclear deterrence. Precision strikes across the Line of Control carried out by the Indian Army’s special force post Uri terror attacks expressed India’s intent that it is willing to take risks to impose some costs on Pakistan instead of getting gripped by …

Surgical strike 2.0: Pakistan rejects India's claims of bombing terrorist camps; vows to respond 'at time, place of its choosing'
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical strike 2.0: Pakistan rejects India's claims of bombing terrorist camps; vows to respond 'at time, place of its choosing'

India TV News  

Stronlgy rejecting India's claims of targetting terrorist camp near Balakot and causing heavy casualties, Pakistan on Tuesday vowed to respond "at the time and place of its choosing" to what it called India's "uncalled for aggression". Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp in Pakistan was bombed and destroyed by India early on Tuesday, officials said in New Delhi, adding the strike killed …

Surgical strike on Pakistan: National Security Committee says India 'committed uncalled aggression', response at time and place of choosing
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical strike on Pakistan: National Security Committee says India 'committed uncalled aggression', response at time and place of choosing

Firstpost  

The National Security Committee meeting was attended by Pakistan’s ministers of foreign affairs, defence, finance, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of Air Staff Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan and other civil and military officials. Following the pre-dawn airstrikes by …

Surgical Strike 2.0: Modi has shown '56-inch chest', says Hry minister Vij on air strike in Pak
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical Strike 2.0: Modi has shown '56-inch chest', says Hry minister Vij on air strike in Pak

India TV News  

The air strikes carried out by India on terror camps in Pakistan echoed in the Haryana Assembly Tuesday, with Health Minister Anil Vij telling the opposition members that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown his "56-inch chest". In a swift and precise air strike following the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India bombed and destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training …

Surgical Strike 2.0: Post air strikes, LoC peaceful, troops on high alert
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical Strike 2.0: Post air strikes, LoC peaceful, troops on high alert

India TV News  

Tranquillity prevailed along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday after India carried out air strikes across the Line of Control and destroyed terror camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The situation was peaceful along 190 km long International Border in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts as well with no reports of ceasefire violations, Border Security Force officials said. …

Surgical Strike 2.0: Pakistan vows 'befitting response' after IAF destroys terror camps on its soil
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical Strike 2.0: Pakistan vows 'befitting response' after IAF destroys terror camps on its soil

India TV News  

Twelve days after a JeM suicide bomber killed 40 CRPF troopers, India on early Tuesday struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp at Balakot killing "a very large number" of terrorists and their trainers. As celebrations erupted across India, Foreign Secretary Vijay K. Gokhale told the media that "in an intelligence-led operation in the early hours of today, India struck the …

IAF's surgical strike at Balakot is balanced and appropriate strategy, gives India definite advantage against Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF's surgical strike at Balakot is balanced and appropriate strategy, gives India definite advantage against Pakistan

Firstpost  

The Indian government must do extensive war gaming of the situation to assess the possible Pakistan response, but as of now, it is India which is decidedly at an advantage. However, as stated already, it is not the physical effect as much as the fact that the strike took place deep inside Pakistani territory, and all IAF aircraft returned safely …

MEA statement on IAF's 'non-military pre-emptive action' in Pakistan's Balakot differentiates it from surgical strike of September 2016
5 years, 10 months ago

MEA statement on IAF's 'non-military pre-emptive action' in Pakistan's Balakot differentiates it from surgical strike of September 2016

Firstpost  

Gokhale’s statement that makes it amply clear that India has no intention to escalate tensions with Pakistan but will take all necessary steps to defend itself. Instead of the Ministry of Defence or the Indian Air Force addressing the press, it was Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale who read out a small statement in front of the media contingent in New …

Imran Khan's Party Takes a Jibe at India After Surgical Strike 2.0 With 'Side Effects of Bollywood'
5 years, 10 months ago

Imran Khan's Party Takes a Jibe at India After Surgical Strike 2.0 With 'Side Effects of Bollywood'

News 18  

Twelve Indian Force Mirage-2000 jets crossed the Line of Control early on Tuesday morning and destroyed terror camps of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. While this was unfolding, Pakistani political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, responded to a media report of the event, calling it "side effect of Bollywood" and adding that it was "hazardous to Indian media’s mental health." However, this is …

India's surgical strike against Pakistan: We are safe under Modi's decisive leadership, says Amit Shah; Opposition lauds IAF
5 years, 10 months ago

India's surgical strike against Pakistan: We are safe under Modi's decisive leadership, says Amit Shah; Opposition lauds IAF

Firstpost  

The Pakistan Army on Tuesday alleged that the Indian Air Force violated the Line of Control in Balakot in the Muzaffarabad sector. Indian jets scrambled back from Balakot which lies close to the LOC.#Pakistan — PTI February 26, 2019 Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi warned India “not to challenge” Pakistan. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “I salute the …

Indian Air Force conducts three airstrikes at joint terror camps of Jaish, Lashkar and Hizbul Mujahideen at Balakot, Muzaffarabad, Chakoti
5 years, 10 months ago

Indian Air Force conducts three airstrikes at joint terror camps of Jaish, Lashkar and Hizbul Mujahideen at Balakot, Muzaffarabad, Chakoti

Op India  

According to new reports, the Indian Air Force has conducted air strikes on three locations of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chakoti and Muzafarrabad in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. Muzafarrabad 3:48 AM – 3:55 AM Chakoti 3:58 AM- 4:04 AM — Aditya Raj Kaul February 26, 2019 The Indian Air Force fighter planes dropped 1000 kg bombs on terror camps across the Line of …

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