India's air strikes came 12 days after the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out the Pulwama attack in Kashmir
IAF's Mirage 2000 fighter jets pounded the terror camps in Balakot, Muzaffarabad and Chakoti in the well-planned strike
IAF's Mirage 2000 fighter jets pounded the terror camps in Balakot, Muzaffarabad and Chakoti in the well-planned strike
Here is the full text of a statement by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale after Indian Air Force jets struck Jaish-e-Mohammad training camps at Balakot across LoC
Kashmiris had gone on a hoarding spree after the government launched a crackdown on separatists and Jamaat-e-Islami cadres last week
'It was a necessary step required for the security of the country ... it was an act of maha parakram (mightily act)', says Prakash Javadekar
Earlier, the Pakistan Army alleged that the Indian Air Force (IAF) violated the Line of Control (LoC) in Muzafarabad sector
India is believed to have carried out air strikes inside Pakistan early Tuesday and targeted terror camps, sources said
Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday lauded the pilots of the Indian Air Force after air strikes on Pakistan. "I salute the pilots of the IAF," he tweeted. Gandhi also put out the Indian flag along with his tweet. The Congress also tweeted, lauding the role of the Indian Air Force in keeping Indians safe with its consistent and determined effort. "We salute the @IAF_MCC for their consistent & determined effort to keep Indians safe. Jai Hind," the Congress said on its official Twitter handle.
Indian Defence Ministry spokesperson says he has 'no information' of any air strike on Pakistan
The JeM operative, identified as Sajjad Bhat, a resident of Bijbehara in south Kashmir, has since been on the run and is believed to have become an active militant now, an NIA spokesman said
Claims Centre had prior information, but failed to airlift soldiers, sanitise roads or do naka checking
In letters to the World Bank and UNSC, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said senior members of the Indian govt are 'threatening to use water as a weapon'
An invitation from the OIC to India to be the "guest of honour" at the meeting of its foreign ministers in Abu Dhabi on March 1-2 means that no military action can take place before that date
The MFN treatment extended to Pakistan in 1996 was not withdrawn in the aftermath of several deadly terrorist attacks earlier - notably, the one on Parliament in 2001 and in Mumbai in 2008
By itself, the chemical is considered relatively safe, until used as part of an improvised explosive device (IED), many of which have also been intercepted by security agencies
Modi said he is speaking with a 'heavy heart' as 'Mother India' had to bear the loss of many of her valiant sons who made the supreme sacrifice in securing the lives of 1.25 billion Indians
The cell will keep all stakeholders updated over border situation and diplomatic contacts
India launched a major diplomatic offensive against Islamabad after the attack and highlighted Pakistan's role in using terrorism as an instrument of state policy
He said it was the duty of every Indian to protect Kashmiris