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 was the hub of suicide attack training, said government sources. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale told the media the "intelligence-led operation" on the Pakistan-based terror group's biggest training camp in Balakot became "absolutely necessary" as it was planning more suicide attacks in India, after the February 14 attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama in which 40 soldiers were killed. In the surgical strike, Yousuf Azhar, who headed the Balakot-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp, was among the terrorists killed by Indian fighter jets in a pre-dawn strike Tuesday.

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From the India Today archives (2019) | The inside story of India's Balakot airstrikes
1 year, 11 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 …

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

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 …

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch
3 years, 10 months 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
3 years, 10 months 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 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 …

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 …

At Air Force Day celebrations, an unmistakable subtext of Balakot ops
5 years, 3 months ago

At Air Force Day celebrations, an unmistakable subtext of Balakot ops

Live Mint  

It was like cocking a snook at Pakistan—first the speech by the Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday that referred to how the IAF had demonstrated its resolve and capability in punishing the perpetrators of terrorism at Balakot followed by the flypast that included Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in February while …

Balakot air strikes show resolve of political leadership to fight terrorism: IAF Chief
5 years, 3 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 …

Pak terrorists waiting to infiltrate: Army chief
5 years, 3 months ago

Pak terrorists waiting to infiltrate: Army chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Balakot terrorist camp, damaged and destroyed by the IAF in February this year, has been reactivated “very recently” and about 500 terrorists are waiting to infiltrate into India, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said. We are alert and will ensure that maximum infiltration bids are foiled,” he said lashing out at Pakistan for state Asked if there is …

Army chief General Bipin Rawat accuses Pakistan of 'reactivating' Balakot terror camp, blames Islamabad of ceasefire violations along LoC
5 years, 3 months ago

Army chief General Bipin Rawat accuses Pakistan of 'reactivating' Balakot terror camp, blames Islamabad of ceasefire violations along LoC

Firstpost  

Months after the terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot was bombed by Indian Air Force, Pakistan very recently ‘reactivated’ it, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Monday Chennai: Months after the terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot was bombed by Indian Air Force, Pakistan very recently “reactivated” it, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Monday. “It highlights that some action …

Pakistan has reactivated terror facility in Balakot: Army chief
5 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan has reactivated terror facility in Balakot: Army chief

Live Mint  

Bombed by Indian Air Force jets in February, terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed’s training facility in Pakistan’s Balakot has been “reactivated”, Army chief General Bipin Rawat confirmed on Monday. According to news reports, Pakistan has relaxed restrictions on terrorist groups targeting India following New Delhi’s move, despite pressure on Islamabad from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force to end financial support to …

Balakot terror camp reactivated by Pakistan: Army Chief Bipin Rawat
5 years, 3 months ago

Balakot terror camp reactivated by Pakistan: Army Chief Bipin Rawat

India TV News  

Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror facility in Pakistan's Balakot, which was bombed by the Indian Air Force earlier this year, has been reactivated Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Monday. Pakistan has reactivated Balakot terror camp: What it means The Indian Air Force carried out pre-dawn strikes in February to destroy terror camps in Balakot. And that is why people have got …

“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 …

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, 6 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 …

Balakot airstrikes was codenamed by IAF as ‘Operation Bandar’
5 years, 6 months ago

Balakot airstrikes was codenamed by IAF as ‘Operation Bandar’

Op India  

In the wee hours of February 26, 2019, the Indian Air Force sent a fleet of Mirage 2000s to blow into smithereens pre-determined targets across the border, deep inside Pakistan to avenge the loss of 40 CRPF personnel martyred in a terror attack executed by a JeM cadre on February 14, 2019, near Pulwama in Kashmir. In response to the …

As many as 170 JeM terrorists killed in Balakot airstrike: Italian journalist
5 years, 8 months ago

As many as 170 JeM terrorists killed in Balakot airstrike: Italian journalist

India Today  

Up to 170 Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in the airstrike conducted by the Indian Air Force in Pakistan's Balakot, a foreign journalist has reported. According to a report by Italian journalist Francesca Marino, the airstrike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Balakot led to the death of 130-170 JeM recruits. "Despite Pakistan's efforts to deceive the world on the Indian …

IAF jets hit 5 out of 6 targets in Balakot air strike
5 years, 8 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 …

Balakot airstrikes and aftermath: Strange to see Pakistan's obfuscations given more credence than IAF evidence
5 years, 9 months ago

Balakot airstrikes and aftermath: Strange to see Pakistan's obfuscations given more credence than IAF evidence

Firstpost  

The Balakot airstrikes and the aftermath occurred at a sensitive time when India was getting ready to hold its general elections for the Lok Sabha where Prime minister Narendra Modi is seeking a return mandate It may very well lend itself to a racy fiction entitled The Mysterious Case Of The Missing F16. Assessing commercial satellite images, Australian analysts suggested …

How Pakistan failed to do Balakot-type strike on India on February 27
5 years, 9 months 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 …

263 terrorists were present in Balakot camp, Pakistan burned and dumped bodies, say reports
5 years, 9 months ago

263 terrorists were present in Balakot camp, Pakistan burned and dumped bodies, say reports

Op India  

In line with the proofs regarding the Balakot air strikes steadily trickling down, more incontrovertible evidence confirming the air strikes has surfaced today. #BalakotTape SUPER EXCLUSIVE Balakot Tape: Secret source confirms ‘Pakistan burnt bodies and dumped them in river; ISI & JeM in fear’ and names terrorists killed in IAF’s Balakot blitzhttps://t.co/NzXhVZv5cU — Republic March 11, 2019 The audio account …

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat March 15 episode: The inside story of how IAF launched its daring air strikes on Balakot
5 years, 9 months 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. …

Unreleased satellite images of Balakot JeM camp shows latest evidence of IAF airstrike with holes on rooftops, reports NDTV
5 years, 9 months ago

Unreleased satellite images of Balakot JeM camp shows latest evidence of IAF airstrike with holes on rooftops, reports NDTV

Firstpost  

Unreleased high-resolution satellite image of Balakot Jaish-e-Mohammed camp, accessed by NDTV, seems to substantiates Indian claim that the Indian Air Force’s laser guided bombs did hit the target during 26 February air strike Unreleased high-resolution satellite image of Balakot Jaish-e-Mohammed camp, accessed by NDTV, seems to substantiate Indian claim that the Indian Air Force’s laser-guided bombs did hit the target …

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? …

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'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 …

Balakot air strikes; Where are bodies of Pakistani militants IAF says it killed in air strikes, ask villagers: Reuters report
5 years, 10 months 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 …

80% bombs hit target: IAF gives satellite images to govt as proof of Balakot airstrike
5 years, 10 months 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
5 years, 10 months 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
5 years, 10 months 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 …

Balakot airstrike: VK Singh backs Amit Shah claim of 250 casualties
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot airstrike: VK Singh backs Amit Shah claim of 250 casualties

India Today  

Union minister VK Singh has backed Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah for the number of casualties in the airstrike on Balakot. On being asked about the casualty figure in IAF air strikes, Singh said, "The figure is of the attack on Balakot, attack was only at one place, nowhere else. At an event in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Shah had …

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 …

Over 250 terrorists killed in IAF airstrike in Balakot, claims Amit Shah; Opposition raises questions
5 years, 10 months ago

Over 250 terrorists killed in IAF airstrike in Balakot, claims Amit Shah; Opposition raises questions

India TV News  

President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Amit Shah, on Sunday claimed over 250 terrorists were killed in the Indian Air Force airstrike in Pakistan's Balakot on February 26. Congress Spokesperson Manish Tewari also accused Amit Shah on Monday of using India's airstrikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed for political gains, pointing to the BJP president's claim that more that 250 terrorists were killed …

At least four Jaish terrorists arrested between 2014-17 were trained in Balakot terror camp struck by India’s airstrikes: Report
5 years, 10 months ago

At least four Jaish terrorists arrested between 2014-17 were trained in Balakot terror camp struck by India’s airstrikes: Report

Op India  

India’s ‘non-military pre-emptive strikes’ against the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camps deep inside Pakistani territories may have killed a huge number of Islamic terrorists who had intended to inflict terror on the Indian Soil. Interestingly, an Indian Express report suggests that at least four terrorists caught in the last fours years were all trained at Balakot. According to the report, at least …

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 …

Mysuru: IAF action coincides with martyr's 11th day rituals
5 years, 10 months ago

Mysuru: IAF action coincides with martyr's 11th day rituals

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: The IAF strike on terror camps in Balakot, Pakistan came at a time when the family of Pulwama martyr H. Guru was observing his 11th day ceremony at Gudigere colony in Maddur taluk. May God give good health, long life, courage and all the energy to them to find and kill terrorists responsible for the Pulwama attack, no matter …

How the Balakot camp became a sitting duck
5 years, 10 months ago

How the Balakot camp became a sitting duck

The Hindu  

Hundreds of Fidayeen and their trainers were shifted from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to a five-star, resort style camp in a hilltop forest in Balakot after the Pulwama attack, providing Indian forces with “a sitting duck target” when they carried out an air strike early Tuesday, killing up to 350 terrorists, sources said. Everyone at the camp was sleeping and Pakistani …

Balakot air strike: Pakistan villagers shaken awake as IAF aircraft dropped bombs near madrasa
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot air strike: Pakistan villagers shaken awake as IAF aircraft dropped bombs near madrasa

The Hindu  

Villagers near the town of Balakot in northeast Pakistan were shaken out of their sleep by what seemed like an earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, only discovering once dawn broke that there had been an Indian airstrike on their neighbourhood. While Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said “a very large number of JEM terrorists” had been eliminated, the villagers …

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 …

Trying to deny India’s air strike on terror camps, Pakistan starts clean-up operations of sites bombed by IAF
5 years, 10 months ago

Trying to deny India’s air strike on terror camps, Pakistan starts clean-up operations of sites bombed by IAF

Op India  

Pakistan has forever been in this denial mode maintaining that there have been no terrorists ever on its soil. Now in what can be seen as a cover-up, spooked by India’s air-strike on terror bases in the country, Pakistan has started a clean-up job, clearing away evidence such as dead bodies and rubbles so that they can deny India’s claims …

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 …

IAF's strikes in Pakistan, empty coffers leave Imran Khan with two choices: End terror and govern or fight India
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF's strikes in Pakistan, empty coffers leave Imran Khan with two choices: End terror and govern or fight India

Firstpost  

The Indian Air Force conducted airstrikes across the LoC to attack well-known terrorist camps deep inside Pakistan. Pakistan’s Major General Asif Ghafoor chose to say that the attacks were carried out in Muzaffarabad, but India’s foreign secretary confirmed that the IAF operation targeted a JeM camp. In a major departure from policy, fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force conducted …

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 …

Surgical Strike 2.0: 19 minutes, 12 jets, over 350 killed by IAF
5 years, 10 months ago

Surgical Strike 2.0: 19 minutes, 12 jets, over 350 killed by IAF

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Indian Air Force on Tuesday strategically carried out the aerial strike on Pakistan-based terror camps across Line of Control. According to the government sources terror outfits had expected a surgical strike on camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir near the Line of Control. The Balakot-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp was used for ''battle inoculation" and its trainers were retired officers …

How IAF fighter jets killed 350 terrorists in Pakistan’s 5-star Balakot camp
5 years, 10 months ago

How IAF fighter jets killed 350 terrorists in Pakistan’s 5-star Balakot camp

Live Mint  

Hundreds of Fidayeen and their trainers were shifted from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to a five-star, resort style camp in a hilltop forest in Balakot after the Pulwama attack, providing Indian forces with "a sitting duck target" when they carried out an air strike early Tuesday, killing up to 350 terrorists, sources said. They said at least 325 terrorists and 25 to …

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 …

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 …

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