Balakot airstrikes : ‘If we plan to hit the target, we hit the target’, asserts Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa
6 years ago

Balakot airstrikes : ‘If we plan to hit the target, we hit the target’, asserts Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

Op India  

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Monday categorically said that Indian Air Force has successfully hit the target that was intended to be hit, reported ANI. Briefing the media on the Indian ‘non-military pre-emptive strikes’ against terror camps inside Pakistan, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa confirmed the strikes at terror camps and clarified that IAF was not in a postilion to clarify the number of casualties. The Mig-21 Bison is a capable aircraft, it has been upgraded, it has better radar, air-to-air missiles and better weapons system.” Responding to the question of Wing Commander Abhinandan’s return, Air Chief Marshal said that the medical fitness of Wing Commander will depend on whether he returns to fighting stream. The Air Chief response comes at the backdrop of opposition parties, especially Congress raising questions over the impact of the strike, aided by Congress backed media reports that have been putting confusing reports to discredit the Narendra Modi led union government for sanctioning such attacks.

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Six years of Balakot airstrike: Here's how India's bold military operation hit Pakistan out of the blue
1 month ago

Six years of Balakot airstrike: Here's how India's bold military operation hit Pakistan out of the blue

Firstpost  

The Balakot air strike is remembered as a key moment in India-Pakistan relations– one that confirmed New Delhi’s willingness to take decisive military action against terror infrastructure The IAF's Mirage 2000 fighter jets were used to drop bombs over the JeM facility in Balakot, Pakistan, on February 26, 2019. The Balakot air strike is remembered as a key moment in …

From the India Today archives (2019) | The inside story of India's Balakot airstrikes
2 years, 2 months ago

From the India Today archives (2019) | The inside story of India's Balakot airstrikes

India Today  

Hours before the Balakot strike deep in the heart of Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave no indication to those who met him that he had taken such a momentous decision. In the following days, with Pakistan launching a counter strike, a thick fog of controversy surrounded the big questions: what was behind Modi’s decision to clear an air strike …

Gen Naravane's message to enemy: ‘If anyone tries to harm India…’
2 years, 3 months ago

Gen Naravane's message to enemy: ‘If anyone tries to harm India…’

Hindustan Times  

Former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the air strike by Indian Air Force targeting Jaish-e-Mohammed's advance training camp in Pakistan's Balakot in 2019 was a clear message that if anyone tries to harm India, then they will suffer more. Responding to another question that at the time of the Balakot attack, people's narrative was that …

Balakot airstrikes sent a message to Pakistan that they will suffer more: Former Army General Manoj Naravane
2 years, 3 months ago

Balakot airstrikes sent a message to Pakistan that they will suffer more: Former Army General Manoj Naravane

Op India  

Former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the air strike by Indian Air Force targeting Jaish-e-Mohammed’s advance training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in 2019 was a clear message that if anyone tries to harm India, then they will suffer more. When asked about the situation when you are dealing with a country which is a rogue …

Zawahiri's killing: India must hit terror at its source
2 years, 7 months ago

Zawahiri's killing: India must hit terror at its source

India Today  

It was in a palatial multi-storey bungalow downtown Kabul that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda number one, was hiding in plain sight when two Hellfire missiles fired from the Reaper unmanned combat aerial vehicle took him out. Incidentally, Osama Bin Laden was also hiding not in the remote Tora Bora mountains but barely 100 metres from Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, …

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch
4 years, 1 month ago

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operation on Saturday. On the first anniversary of Balakot air strike, Bhadauria flew a five aircraft mission from Srinagar air base along with air warriors who were part of the operation to pound a terrorist training camp deep …

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch
4 years, 1 month ago

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operation on Saturday. On the first anniversary of Balakot air strike, Bhadauria flew a five aircraft mission from Srinagar air base along with air warriors who were part of the operation to pound a terrorist training camp deep …

Two Years of Balakot Air Strikes: Forces Displayed Strong Response to Terrorism, Say Top Defence Officials
4 years, 1 month ago

Two Years of Balakot Air Strikes: Forces Displayed Strong Response to Terrorism, Say Top Defence Officials

News 18  

The Balakot air strikes displayed the armed forces’ capability to retaliate deep in the adversary’s territory and also accelerated the process of acquisition of defence assets, experts said on Friday. Lt. Gen. D S Hooda, who was the Army’s Northern Commander during the surgical strikes post the Uri attack in 2016, said the Balakot strike displayed India’s response to terrorism. …

Two Years of Balakot Air Strike: A successful retaliation, know all about it
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Balakot strike dispelled taboo on air power use: Air Chief
5 years, 1 month ago

Balakot strike dispelled taboo on air power use: Air Chief

The Hindu  

The use of the Air Force in the sub-conventional domain was considered a “taboo” in the past and the Balakot air strike was a “paradigm shift”, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. And Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the air strike “forced the rewriting of many a manual and rule book across the Line of Control ” …

Rajnath Singh says Balakot airstrikes sent out clear message on terrorism, infrastructure 'across the border' won't be safe haven for terrorists
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Balakot: Fully prepared to counter any threat to Pak's sovereignty, says PAF chief
5 years, 1 month ago

Balakot: Fully prepared to counter any threat to Pak's sovereignty, says PAF chief

India TV News  

Pakistan Air Force is fully prepared to counter any threat to the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the PAF chief said here on Thursday, a year after IAF jets bombed a terror camp in Balakot. The Indian Air Force jets carried out air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Balakot on February 26 last year to avenge the killing …

IAF Air Marshal explains how Balakot airstrikes were planned and carried out
5 years, 1 month ago

IAF Air Marshal explains how Balakot airstrikes were planned and carried out

Op India  

On this day, last year, the Indian Air Force fighter jets carried out cross-border airstrikes to pulverise the Jaish-e-Muhammad training camp situated deep inside Pakistan, in Balakot. According to Air Marshal C Hari Kumar, who headed the IAF’s western command during the operation last year, on 15th February, a day after the ghastly terror attack, the Chief of Air Staff …

Balakot's message was 'ghar mein ghus kar marenge, wherever you are': Ex-Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa
5 years, 1 month ago

Balakot's message was 'ghar mein ghus kar marenge, wherever you are': Ex-Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa

Op India  

On Wednesday, February 26 – the first anniversary of the Balakot airstrike, former Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa said that the bombing of Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot by Indian Air Force marks a paradigm shift in the way India conducts operations, reports ANI. Speaking to the media on the anniversary of Balakot strikes, the ex-Air Force Chief warned …

Balakot air strikes show resolve of political leadership to fight terrorism: IAF Chief
5 years, 5 months ago

Balakot air strikes show resolve of political leadership to fight terrorism: IAF Chief

India Today  

The strategic relevance of Balakot air strikes is the resolve of the political leadership to punish the perpetrators of terrorism, Air Chief RKS Bhadauria said on Tuesday. In his Air Force Day message, the Air Chief said, "The strategic relevance of this is the resolve of the political leadership to punish the perpetrators of terrorism. Stressing that the present security …

IAF squadrons which downed Pak F-16, conducted Balakot strike to be awarded by Air Chief
5 years, 5 months ago

IAF squadrons which downed Pak F-16, conducted Balakot strike to be awarded by Air Chief

India Today  

Indian Air Force Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria will award unit citation to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's 51 Squadron for thwarting the aerial attack by Pakistan and shooting down a Pakistani F-16 jet on February 27. During Pakistan's counter-attack on India in response to the Balakot air strike, Abhinandan Varthaman flew a MiG-21 Bison fighter jet into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The …

“We had the bull’s eye. All over in 90 seconds”, Balakot airstrike pilots confirm that they had hit the terror camps
5 years, 9 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 …

They couldn’t strike our military bases as they couldn’t even cross LOC: Air Chief Marshal on Pakistan’s reaction after Balakot
5 years, 9 months ago

They couldn’t strike our military bases as they couldn’t even cross LOC: Air Chief Marshal on Pakistan’s reaction after Balakot

Op India  

Today while speaking to the press during the commemoration of 20 years of the Kargil War, the Indian Air Chief Marshall, BS Dhanoa, speaking about the Balakot airstrikes against Pakistan said that none of the Pakistan fighter jets was able to cross the Line of Control. #WATCH BS Dhanoa, Indian Air Chief Marshal says,”On Balakot let me tell you, Pakistan …

IAF jets hit 5 out of 6 targets in Balakot air strike
5 years, 11 months ago

IAF jets hit 5 out of 6 targets in Balakot air strike

Live Mint  

The strategic surprise element that caught the Pakistan Air Force completely off guard despite being on a heightened sense of alert, the accuracy of intelligence in pinpointing targets besides the proficiency and skills of Indian Air Force pilots were some of the positives listed out in a lessons learned assessment report brought out by the IAF on the Balakot air …

Nirmala Sitharaman on Balakot: Pakistan mocking itself by taking journalists to madrassas India didn't even target
5 years, 11 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman on Balakot: Pakistan mocking itself by taking journalists to madrassas India didn't even target

Firstpost  

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that onus to prove whether a terrorist camp was hit during the Balakot air strikes was on Pakistan. New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that onus to prove whether a terrorist camp was hit during the Balakot air strikes was on Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/xblwCUUtrO — ANI April 17, 2019 When questioned about the Indian government …

‘Pakistan failed to achieve objective in counter-attack’: IAF Chief BS Dhanoa
5 years, 11 months ago

‘Pakistan failed to achieve objective in counter-attack’: IAF Chief BS Dhanoa

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistan Air Force failed to achieve its objective when it launched a counter-attack on February 27 through the Nowshera sector in Jammu, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Monday, addressing a seminar in New Delhi organised to mark the birth centenary of Marshal of Air Force Arjan Singh. The Pakistan Air Force failed to …

Technology on India’s Side in Balakot Operation: IAF Chief Dhanoa
5 years, 11 months ago

Technology on India’s Side in Balakot Operation: IAF Chief Dhanoa

The Quint  

The Air Force struck a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist training camp in Pakistan's Balakot area on 26 February, in response to the 14 February, Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. The Pakistan Air Force retaliated the next day by unsuccessfully targeting various military installations in Jammu and Kashmir. Dhanoa said in his speech, "In the proposed induction of …

How Pakistan failed to do Balakot-type strike on India on February 27
6 years ago

How Pakistan failed to do Balakot-type strike on India on February 27

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day after the Indian Air Force carried out aerial strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist camp in Balakot, the Pakistani Air Force tried to carry out a similar attack against Indian military targets but failed to do so. “On February 27, the Pakistani Air Force with its package of more than 20 planes led by the American F-16s …

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat March 15 episode: The inside story of how IAF launched its daring air strikes on Balakot
6 years ago

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat March 15 episode: The inside story of how IAF launched its daring air strikes on Balakot

India TV News  

India TV on Friday night in its programme 'Aaj Ki Baat' telecast details about the meticulous planning that went into the daring IAF air strikes at the Jaish terror facility located in Balakot inside Pakistan. The idea of air strikes had originally come from Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa, who was himself a fighter pilot. …

Balakot and After: IAF demonstrates full spectrum capability
6 years ago

Balakot and After: IAF demonstrates full spectrum capability

Firstpost  

After global speculation and much written on the effectiveness or otherwise of the Balakot strikes, the fog is lifting and it is slowly coming to light that the Mirage strikes have indeed been effective. The IAF’s air defence network has seen much transformation over the years and is now a sophisticated, well-networked and integrated system with highly motivated fighter controllers …

Balakot strike did not yield desired results as violence still continues in Jammu and Kashmir, says Praveen Togadia
6 years ago

Balakot strike did not yield desired results as violence still continues in Jammu and Kashmir, says Praveen Togadia

Firstpost  

Without naming then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Hindutva leader praised the country’s leadership during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, which led to the creation of Bangladesh. Bhopal: Former Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia Friday said the air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Pakistan has not yielded desired results as terror attacks have not stopped in Jammu and …

Balakot air strikes; Where are bodies of Pakistani militants IAF says it killed in air strikes, ask villagers: Reuters report
6 years ago

Balakot air strikes; Where are bodies of Pakistani militants IAF says it killed in air strikes, ask villagers: Reuters report

Firstpost  

The only confirmed victim of India’s air strike against Pakistan is still unsure why he was shaken awake in the early hours of Tuesday by an explosion that rocked his mud brick house and left him with a cut above his right eye. What terrorists can you see here?” said 62-year-old Nooran Shah, a resident of Jaba village, near the …

Hit hard at Pak terror, but keep hype in check
6 years ago

Hit hard at Pak terror, but keep hype in check

Deccan Chronicle  

The Indian Air Force strike on Balakot has not turned out to be as complete a success as one would have hoped. The Pakistani media fed by its military establishment reported that no terrorist infrastructure or camp at Balakot was hit by IAF Mirages that intruded deep into Pakistani territory. The international media also lapped up the Pakistani claim that …

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

80% bombs hit target: IAF gives satellite images to govt as proof of Balakot airstrike
6 years ago

80% bombs hit target: IAF gives satellite images to govt as proof of Balakot airstrike

India Today  

The Indian Air Force is learnt to have provided the government with proof that it hit targets in Pakistan's Balakot during the February 26 airstrike. These images have been submitted to the Narendra Modi government as proof that the Balakot airstrike was successful, top IAF sources told India Today TV. The sources also said that Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 …

Foreign secretary's statement on Balakot strike is govt's official stand, clarifies Nirmala Sitharaman; stays mum on exact toll
6 years ago

Foreign secretary's statement on Balakot strike is govt's official stand, clarifies Nirmala Sitharaman; stays mum on exact toll

Firstpost  

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the Balakot airstrike, where the Indian Air Force targeted and destroyed a JeM camp in Pakistan last week, was “not a military action” as there was no damage to civilians Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the Balakot airstrike, where the Indian Air Force targeted and destroyed a JeM camp …

Balakot airstrike 'not military action' as no damage to civilians: Nirmala Sitharaman
6 years ago

Balakot airstrike 'not military action' as no damage to civilians: Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Balakot airstrike, where the Indian Air Force targeted and destroyed a JeM camp in Pakistan last week, was "not a military action" as there was no damage to civilians. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale had not given any casualty figure in the airstrike and he had only given a statement, which was the …

We only hit targets, not count casualties, says IAF chief on Jaish camp strike
6 years ago

We only hit targets, not count casualties, says IAF chief on Jaish camp strike

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: Amid political debate heating up over success of air strikes against Jaish-e-Mohammad’s terror camp in Balakot last week, Air Chief Marshal B.S. He said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman would fly a fighter jet only if he is medical fit as emergency ejection from aircraft takes a toll “on your body.” “We hit our target. On why the MiG-21 …

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

Balakot air strike: IAF doesn’t count the dead, says Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa
6 years ago

Balakot air strike: IAF doesn’t count the dead, says Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

Live Mint  

Coimbatore: The casualty figure in the Balakot air strike, where the Indian Air Force targeted and destroyed a JeM camp in Pakistan last week, will be given out by the government, said Air Chief Marshal B.S. Addressing a press conference in Coimbatore, Dhanoa said the death toll in the Balakot air strike depends on the number of people present at …

India-Pakistan air strikes: IAF chief BS Dhanoa says, 'Our job is to hit targets, not count casualties'
6 years ago

India-Pakistan air strikes: IAF chief BS Dhanoa says, 'Our job is to hit targets, not count casualties'

Firstpost  

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa in a press briefing in Coimbatore on Monday said that the Indian Air Force’s job is to hit their targets and not count casualties Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa in a press briefing in Coimbatore on Monday said that the Indian Air Force’s job is to hit their targets and not count casualties. …

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

IAF chief BS Dhanoa: If we dropped bombs in a jungle, why would Pakistan respond?
6 years ago

IAF chief BS Dhanoa: If we dropped bombs in a jungle, why would Pakistan respond?

India Today  

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa has dismissed accounts refuting India's version of its airstrikes in Pakistan, saying on Monday that Indian Air Force warplanes hit their intended target. BS Dhanoa said medical fitness would determine whether Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the fighter pilot captured and later released by Pakistan last week, would fly again. Earlier, former Union Minister Kapil …

Pushing boundaries: on Balakot air strikes
6 years, 1 month 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
6 years, 1 month 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 …

Pakistan foreign minister calls Indian Air Force strikes 'fictitious', misadventure by Modi govt ahead of LS elections
6 years, 1 month 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 …

News Analysis | Parsing the Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale's statement on the Balakot strike
6 years, 1 month 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 …

India should be prepared to tackle any retaliatory action: Owaisi hails IAF air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan
6 years, 1 month ago

India should be prepared to tackle any retaliatory action: Owaisi hails IAF air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan

India TV News  

AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday hailed Indian Air Force's strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror camp in Pakistan and said the Indian defence forces should be prepared to tackle any retaliatory action. India bombed and destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing a "very large number" of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders, officials said. He …

Where is Balakot and why was it IAF's target for surgical strike 2.0?
6 years, 1 month 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 …

Our niceness should never be comprehended as our weakness: Sachin Tendulkar salutes IAF air strikes
6 years, 1 month ago

Our niceness should never be comprehended as our weakness: Sachin Tendulkar salutes IAF air strikes

India TV News  

Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has a message for Pakistan after the Indian Air Force carried out strikes at terror camps of the Jaish-e-Mohammed early morning on Tuesday. Combat jets of the AIF bombed terror camps at multiple locations across the Line of Control on the Pakistani side in a pre-dawn strike, 12 days after the Pakistan-based terror group, Jaish-e-Mohammed carried …

MEA: Strikes carried out in Balakot, Pakistan, terror camp levelled headed by Masood Azhar’s brother in law
6 years, 1 month ago

MEA: Strikes carried out in Balakot, Pakistan, terror camp levelled headed by Masood Azhar’s brother in law

Op India  

Earlier in the day, Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighters destroyed multiple terrorist camps in Pakistan to avenge the death of soldiers in the Pulwama terror attack. Hours after India carried out pre-dawn surgical strikes on Tuesday on terror camps across the border, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale held a press conference to provide the details of the operation carried out …

Air strike 2: Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan, Akshay Kumar salute Indian Air Force after Balakot surgical air strike
6 years, 1 month ago

Air strike 2: Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan, Akshay Kumar salute Indian Air Force after Balakot surgical air strike

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force retaliated in the wake of Pulwama Terror Attack which killed over 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel on February 24. Now, several celebrities from Bollywood and cricket industry have come to the forefront to salute the IAF for avenging Pulwama Terror Attack. Praising PM Narendra Modi and Indian Air Force, celebrities such as Salman Khan, Akshay …

India's surgical strike against Pakistan: We are safe under Modi's decisive leadership, says Amit Shah; Opposition lauds IAF
6 years, 1 month 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
6 years, 1 month 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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