19 minutes, 12 jets, a big target: What IAF did in Pakistan while you were asleep

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Tue, Feb 26, 2019 | 12:56 PM IST India Strikes Back

19 minutes, 12 jets, a big target: What IAF did to Pak this morning Twelve Mirage 2000 fighter jets struck joint training camps of Jaish and LeT inside Pakistan. The plane that pounded Jaish targets across LoC it is being seen as the first cross-border air strike India has carried out in nearly five decades. Pakistan jets turned back due to size of IAF formation, claim reports Pakistan, however, claimed the Indian jets "released a payload" after Pakistan scrambled its own jets. Yes we have hit deep inside Pakistan: India confirms early morning strike in LoC In a presser, foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale confirmed India had hit deep inside Pakistan's territory. Pakistan says India committed 'aggression', Islamabad has 'right to respond' Prime Minister Imran Khan was chairing an "important meeting" to discuss the situation, sources here said. IAF jets strike terror camps across LoC in early morning raid Sources said Mirage 2000 fighter jets crossed the border and dropped precision strike bombs on terror camps. Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal praise IAF pilots for crossing LoC Pakistan claimed on Tuesday that IAF fighter jets crossed the LoC and returned after the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) scrambled war planes. Indian Air Force violated Line of Control, claims Pakistan Pakistan's claim comes in the wake of tense relations between the two countries in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack. Tension mounts in Kashmir after IAF air strikes on Pakistan Security forces have been deployed in strength in vulnerable areas of the city as officials expect protests against the raids. Pakistan calls 'emergency meeting' after India carried out air strikes The strikes involving several fighter jets of the Indian Air Force successfully destroyed camps belonging to Pakistan-based terror outfits in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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