1,000 kilograms of bombs were dropped on terror camps across the LoC. Confusion prevailed due to two towns named “Balakot”, however, Indian Air Force striked 80 km from LoC.
Air strike was carried out by Indian Air Force at 3:30 am in Balakot sector.
10 Mirage 2000 jets dropped 1,000 kg bombs on terrorist camps across the LoC killing around 300 terrorists, sources quoted.
Three control rooms of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a terror group outfit, solaced in Balakot, Chakoti and Muzzafarabad have too been destroyed.
As per a report by ANI, IAF informed that at 0330 hours on 26th February a group of Mirage 2000 Indian Fighter jets struck a major terrorist camp across the LoC and completely destroyed it.
Confusion prevailed as Major General of Pakistan Asif Ghafoor claimed that Indian Air Force violated Line of Control (LoC) and two towns named by the same name “Balakot” and “Bala Kote” began to confuse people.
Where is Balakot?
Earlier, confusion prevailed after initial reports about the strike because there are two towns named ‘Balakot’ in the same area. However, it is confirmed that the IAF struck Balakot in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area of Pakistan, which is a crucial area near the LoC between India and Pakistan and has been the site of ceasefire violations in the last two or three years.
Balakot is also one of the Jaish-e-Muhammad terror outfit’s oldest terrorist camps, according to sources. It has found mention in many past criminal cases in India and abroad. There was limited physical infrastructure of the launch pad at the base — witnesses have spoken of a main tin-roof shed, a small mosque and several earth houses.
Pakistan’s armed forces on Tuesday claimed that Indian Air Force jets had “intruded from the Muzzafarabad sector” and “dropped a payload” near Balakot in Mansehra district in Pakistan. The Pakistani forces’ spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said that the Pakistan Air Force had responded quickly and “effectively”.
“Indian Air Force violated Line of Control. Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled. Indian aircrafts gone back. Details to follow,” Major Ghafoor tweeted. “Indian aircrafts intruded from Muzaffarabad sector. Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force released payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot. No casualties or damage,” he followed up.
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