Opposition leaders on Monday hailed the Indian attack on a terrorist camp deep into Pakistan, congratulating the Indian Air Force which carried out the strike at Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp at Balakot in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.


Opposition hails IAF strike on Jaish camp in Pakistan (Intro Roundup)


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In a chilling message to Pakistan that it cannot keep messing with India, the IAF bombed the Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp killing "a very large number" of terrorists and their trainers in a pre-dawn operation on Tuesday -- exactly 12 days after a JeM suicide bomber killed 40 CRPF troopers in the Kashmir Valley.


IAF avenges JeM suicide bombing, Pakistan vows 'befitting response'


Balakot, the town in a remote valley in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where the Indian Air Force struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp on Tuesday, was the "epicentre of jihad in South Asia", according to a 2010 book "Partitions of Allah-Jihad in South Asia".


'Balakot was epicentre of jihad in South Asia'



Opposition hails IAF strike on Jem camp in Pakistan (Roundup)


The Pakistan Air Force failed to detect the presence of the Indian fighter jets as it was already too late for them as their surveillance system had been jammed by the IAF during its raid at Balakot militant camp early on Tuesday, sources said.


Pakistan's radars were jammed by IAF during airstrike at Balakot


The Odisha cabinet on Tuesday passed a resolution praising the Indian Air Force (IAF) for destroying terrorist training camps in Pakistan.


Air strike: Odisha cabinet praises IAF


The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including residences of several separatist leaders, in its probe into a terror funding case and recovered letterheads of various terrorist organisations as well as documents relating to recommendations for visa for admission in Pakistan educational institutions, officials said.


Terror funding case: NIA raids 7 places in J&K including top separatist leaders


The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the Pulwama terror attack, has claimed a major breakthrough in the case with the recovery of a can from the attack site. About 25-30 kg RDX was stored in the can kept in the vehicle used in the attack, said officials.


NIA retrieves remnants of RDX can from Pulwama attack site


Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday announced a boycott of Indian movies as well as 'Made in India' advertisements in the country.


Pakistan boycotts Indian movies, advertisements



IAF avenges JeM suicide bombing, Pakistan vows 'befitting response' (Fourth Lead)


The Pakistan army said on Tuesday that before Indian Air Force (IAF) jets breached the Line of Control (LoC) in the Muzaffarabad sector, there were two other teams that approached the border in the  Sialkot-Lahore and Okara-Bahawalpur areas but went back after they were challenged by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) combat air patrols.


Pakistan claims three IAF fighter formations approached border, only one crossed


Top retired military brass have hailed the Tuesday morning bombing of terrorist bases in Pakistan by the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a move "long overdue", while cautioning that Islamabad, unable to escalate militarily, may react by intensifying terrorist activities in India.


Top ex-military brass hail air strike as 'long overdue', caution on terror front


Pakistan on Tuesday reacted strongly to the IAF strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp in Balakot, with its leaders threatening a "befitting response" to India and Prime Minister Imran Khan directing the country's armed forces and citizens to "remain prepared for all eventualities".


Pakistan warns India of 'strong response'


The pre-dawn attack air strike by Indian Air Force (IAF) on Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) 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.


Balakot IAF strike involved over 200 hours of planning


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the nation that the country is in safe hands and he will never let the country down.


Country in safe hands, PM says after IAF hits JeM


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday congratulated the Indian Air Force for striking terror bases in Pakistan.


Himachal CM congratulates IAF for action


Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday postponed the foundation stone laying programme for a BSF accommodation in Tripura as he was busy with the developments following the IAF's strike on terrorist training camps in Pakistan.


Rajnath defers Tripura programme after IAF strike


The Indian Air Force (IAF) used Mirage 2000 fighter jets to bomb Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror pad in Pakistan's Balakot because it is the best aircraft in the fleet with precision strike capability.


Mirage 2000s have best precision strike capability in IAF


The sports fraternity on Tuesday celebrated the Indian Air Force's (IAF) pre-dawn strikes on the Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp at Balakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing a large number of terrorists and their trainers.


Sports stars salute IAF for Balakot air-strike


India on Tuesday briefed envoys of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council about the IAF's "non-military pre-emptive action" on the biggest training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, which had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack.


India briefs envoys of P-5 countries on air strike


Comedian Jon Stewart has urged the media to keep publishing stories about the 9/11 first responders and victims, who have suffered from several ailments after the attack.

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