Indian Air Force fighter jets struck the "biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad" in Balakot, the Centre said today. The strikes by the Indian Air Force (IAF) were carried out around 3:30 am by a dozen Mirage 2000 fighter jets.
The aircraft dropped 1,000 kg laser-guided bombs on terror training camps, completely destroying them, reports said.
"A large number of terrorists were eliminated... It was a non-military, pre-emptive strike," said Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.
The IAF strikes come two week after the terror attack in Pulwama in which over 40 soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed by a suicide bomber of the Jaish-e-Mohammed.
The Jaish-e-Mohammed had claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack and had also posted videos of the bomber, who had joined the terror group a year ago. India had earlier in September 2016 carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control in retaliation to an attack on an army base in Kashmir's Uri that month.
"The Government of Pakistan had made a solemn commitment in January 2004 not to allow its soil or territory under its control to be used for terrorism against India. We expect that Pakistan lives up to its public commitment and takes follow up actions to dismantle all JeM and other camps and hold the terrorists accountable for the actions".
The aircraft dropped 1,000 kg laser-guided bombs on terror training camps, completely destroying them, reports said.
"A large number of terrorists were eliminated... It was a non-military, pre-emptive strike," said Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.
The IAF strikes come two week after the terror attack in Pulwama in which over 40 soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed by a suicide bomber of the Jaish-e-Mohammed.
The Jaish-e-Mohammed had claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack and had also posted videos of the bomber, who had joined the terror group a year ago. India had earlier in September 2016 carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control in retaliation to an attack on an army base in Kashmir's Uri that month.
"The Government of Pakistan had made a solemn commitment in January 2004 not to allow its soil or territory under its control to be used for terrorism against India. We expect that Pakistan lives up to its public commitment and takes follow up actions to dismantle all JeM and other camps and hold the terrorists accountable for the actions".
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