RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015 ($#%(*;< 01$7$9 923+837$++2:&2)1$)52 +#252)68/& (*+ /$)/5-5/& $1&$56)8*-&$+/8332 1+58 15355)18+/$< * 2+7 ((" ( ;$ / & $ 9 0 0=;>? ;7 !" ##$ %#" & ! "$% !& )&0&-12 welve days after Paksitan- Tbased Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) carried out a deadly ter- ror attack in Pulwama killing 44 CRPF men, Indian fighter )&0&-12 declaration of war, which jets on Tuesday pre-dawn exe- Islamabad could ill afford given cuted pin-pointed punitive fter the IAF successfully its global isolation and miser- strikes deep inside Pakistan ter- Acarried out the mission to able economic situation. Given ritory against terror groups’ destroy terror camps in Balakot that constraint,. Pakistan will training camps eliminating on Tuesday, the Indian defence try to ramp up pressure all around 300 of their cadre. establishment is on guard to across the 750km Line of India termed the action as thwart any retaliation from Control (LOC) in Jammu & “pre-emptive” and “non-mili- across the border. Kashmir and International tary” to deter JeM from carry- Officials said the next 48 Border stretching from Jammu ing out suicide attacks in the hours are most crucial as to Punjab, Rajasthan and country. It was not clear Pakistan might be forced to Gujarat. All these States are whether JeM chief Maulana carry out some action in now on high alert. Masood Azhar’s brother-in- a “tit for tat” to assuage its The Army is on alert across law Maulana Yusuf Azhar, alias domestic audience, which is the LoC as it is the first line of Ustad Ghouri, was killed in the questioning the lapses in defence there. IAF attack. Pakistan defences to detect the All the airbases of the IAF Precision guided ammuni- fighter jets which penetrated are also following the drills to tion and missiles were used to deep inside the country. prevent any aerial attack. destroy the JeM’s biggest terror In the fast evolving sce- Reports indicated that many camp in Balakot in Khyber nario post Balakot attack, the high value targets like fighter Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK) Cabinet Committee on jets were shifted to under- located at the tri-junction of Security (CCS) chaired by ground hangars to avoid detec- Pakistan Punjab and KPK. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tion by Pakistani satellites. Using air power for the first took stock of the situation and Most of these airbases are time since the 1971 war with defence preparedness to meet in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Pakistan, India conducted any challenge from Pakistan. Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir, “intelligence-led” operation. Since India does not have sources said. Also, the IAF has In fact, the IAF was not allowed any terrorist camps, Pakistan taken all offensive measures to to cross the Line of Control can resort to airstrike only by respond in case Pakistan vio- (LoC) even at the height of the targeting military or civilian lates Indian airspace from any Kargil war in 1999. targets. This could be an open direction, they said. The punitive strikes were carried out by at least 12 airspace and deployed the same Mirage-2000 jets at 3.40 am. tactics when PAF scrambled The terror camp in Balakot is their F-16s near Balakot. located about 60km as the Also, some SU-30 MKI, the crow flies from the LoC in Uri frontline fighter jets, were in Kashmir, sources said. deployed close to the LoC to The actual bombing at the take care of any retaliatory terror camp was over in 90 sec- action by the PAF besides air onds and at least five to six borne early earning commu- 2/-$3$#$ Minister Imran Khan asked the that India has committed Mirages were in Pakistani ter- nication system aircraft hov- )&0&-12 and some other terrorist organ- jawans. armed forces and the people of uncalled for aggression to ritory for not more than six to ered in Indian territory to feed isations. The camp is headed by In fact, JeM chief’s son akistan on Tuesday strong- his country to remain prepared which Pakistan shall respond seven minutes. The entire real time situation about he terrorist training camp JeM chief Maulana Masood Abdullah had also undergone Ply rejected India’s claim of for “all eventualities.” at the time and place of its operation including the Pakistani defences to the Tin Balakot was targeted by Azhar’s brother-in-law training in militancy at the targeting terrorist camp in the “The forum (NSC) strong- choosing,” it added. Mirages taking off from various Mirage formation, they said. India after intelligence indi- Maulana Yusuf Azhar. same camp, they said adding country and causing heavy ly rejected Indian claim of It also invited the world locations close to the LoC to At least 1,000 kg of explo- cated that scores of terrorists of However, it is not yet con- new recruits are imparted casualties even as it vowed to targeting an alleged terrorist media to see the facts on confuse the Pakistan Air sives were released by the IAF Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and firmed if he was present in the training in handling weapons. respond “at the time and place camp near Balakot and the ground and proposed a visit to Force (PAF) lasted about 20 jets to destroy the camp. other terror groups had shift- camp when the IAF targeted it, of its choosing” and raise the claim of heavy casualties. Once the site. Citing sources, Geo minutes and all the aircraft While the mother base of ed there after the Pulwama sources admitted. &$"/(+.$##'+$&#)3 issue at the United Nations and again Indian Government has TV reported that Pakistan landed back safely. 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Facing forward bases in Jammu & pads close to the Line of a “sitting duck target”, for the %#,,/(+.$$//+/5/+"3 hours after India’s airstrikes The country’s top civil Cooperation and other inter- timely and effective response Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana Control (LoC) to infiltrate Indian forces to avoid collat- inside Pakistan, Prime and military brass “concluded national forums. from PAF, they released pay- shortly before the designated from multiple points in eral damage for punitive load in haste while escaping time. Mid-air refuellers pro- Jammu & Kashmir through action, they said. which fell near Balakot. No vided fuel to the jets to sustain South and North of Pir Panjal At least 325 terrorists and casualties or damage,” said them for long in the air. mountain ranges. 25 to 27 trainers were at the Major General Asif Ghafoor, The Mirages also took off Elaborating upon the rea- camp when the Indian fight- Director General of Inter- from various airbases to avoid son for zeroing in on Balakot, er jets attacked and it was the Services Public Relations Pakistan intelligence network, located at the junction of biggest camp operated by the R (ISPR), which is the media they said. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan-based JeM which wing of the Pakistan Army. Giving details of the strikes Pakistan’s Punjab and had claimed responsibility for Churu (Rajasthan): In his first )&0&-12 action was specifically target- Sources said at least two and terming them as “non-mil- Balochistan, officials in the the February 14 suicide attack public address after airstrikes ed at the JeM camp. She also Mirages flew in a loop after itary” apparently since the tar- security establishment said this on a CRPF convoy in on terror camps in Pakistan, ndia on Tuesday reaches out spoke to Chinese Foreign radars picked them up in order gets were not military, Foreign camp is the main centre of JeM Pulwama that martyred 44 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ito world powers on its Minister Wang Yi and to confuse Pakistani defences. Secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Tuesday said the country is airstrike on the Jaish-e- apprised him of the “non-mil- Two other Mirages flying at low here credible intelligence was in safe hands and that he will Mohammed’s (JeM) biggest itary, preemptive airstrikes”, level slipped through the radar received that the JeM was plan- not let the country down. terror training camp at Balakot the sources said. Sushma is net and targeted the terror ning to carry out other suicide The PM stressed that noth- in Pakistan and briefed envoy scheduled to brief the Chinese camp, sources said. attacks in India after the ing was above the nation. “Today of 12 nations about its “pre- Foreign Minister and The Mirages also used elec- Pulwama bombing. is a day to pay homage to India’s emptive measure”. Russian Foreign Minister tronic warfare to jam the bravehearts. Today, from the Top sources said External on Wednesday. enemy radars to enter Pakistani Related reports on P5, 6 )&0&-12 other terrorists by New Delhi land of Churu, I want to assure Affairs Minister Sushma Foreign Secretary Vijay in exchange for passengers’ the people of the country that Swaraj also spoke to her coun- Gokhale and other Secretaries he terror “facility at Balakot” safety after a seven-day crisis.