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The Western Naval Command is on high alert and fully prepared to tackle any eventuality after India's air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan, an official said on Tuesday.Police in Gujarat, which borders Pakistan, also issued a high alert across the state following the air strikes.The Mumbai...
22:53
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that he has spoken to his UAE counterpart and expressed reservations about invitation to India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to attend the OIC meeting scheduled later this week. In a strategically significant...
22:32
British Prime Minister Theresa May made a dramatic shift in her Brexit strategy on Tuesday and offered MPs the chance vote for a delay to the March 29 exit deadline if her deal failed to clear the House of Commons next month.In a statement to British Parliament, May announced that her government...
22:06
France has condemned the terrible Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 Indian soldiers and asked Pakistan to put an end to the terrorist groups operating from its soil. Forty CRPF personnel were killed on February 14 in Jammu and Kashmir when a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based terror group...
21:41
Fifteen years ago, the major terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot in Pakistan found a mention in a purported secret US Defence Department file leaked by WikiLeaks. The memorandum talks about a Pakistani national Hafez K Rahman, a Guantanamo Detainee, who...
21:20
The Pakistan government on Tuesday said no film from India will release in the country as it has called for a ban on Indian content after the Indian air force destroyed a terror training camp in Balakot. The country's information and broadcasting minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said...
21:05
The UK government on Tuesday urged India and Pakistan to avoid taking action that will pose a risk to regional stability and said it was working with international partners to ensure that those responsible for the Pulwama terror attack are held to account.In its latest statement, the UK Foreign...
20:40
The opposition parties have decided to drop the formulation of the Common Minimum Programme as the agenda for their meeting on Wednesday and will now discuss the strikes against the terror camps in Pakistan instead, sources said. Senior leaders in the opposition confirmed that in a...
20:12
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday spoke to her counterparts in the US, China, Singapore, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and briefed them about the pre-dawn strike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Pakistan, official sources said. In her telephonic...
19:56
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the three military chiefs this evening, hours after the Indian Air Force crossed the Line of Control and conducted non-military, pre-emptive air strikes in Balakot on the biggest training camp of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, killing over 300 terrorists including...
19:33
Pakistan on Tuesday summoned India's acting high commissioner and condemned the violation of its territorial sovereignty by Indian fighter jets.In a statement, the Foreign Office said that at approximately 02:54 hours (local time), 8 Indian aircraft were effectively intercepted by the Pakistani...
19:13
JUST IN: Pakistan resorts to heavy shelling in nearly 55 forward areas along LoC in J-K: Army sources.
19:08
F Jeffery, Deputy Director & Head South Asia Desk, tweets that three Pakistanis including a woman have been injured in Indian shelling in Khoiratta sector along LoC. Clashes between Indian and Pakistani armies continue at multiple locations along LoC.
19:04
Sushma Swaraj on the just-concluded all-party meeting on the air strike: I am happy that all parties in one voice praised the security forces and supported the Govt's anti-terror operations, she said. In the all party meeting today Swaraj informed the leaders that she spoke to US Secretary of...
18:38
Faseeh Mangi, journalist working with Bloomberg based in Pakistan, tweets these images from the Balakot area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the IAF strike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp took place today. Mangi tweeted, Location confirmed: The Indian plane attack happened in a hilly area...
18:14
Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj briefed the opposition at an all-party meeting this evening in the wake of a non-military, preemptive action' by Indian forces on a major Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Balakot across the Line of Control. The meeting was held at Jawaharlal Nehru...
17:53
There's been a ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Nowshera sector and Akhnoor sector.
17:53
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday advised people in the state to stay calm and not to believe in rumours in the aftermath of the Indian Air Force's strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror camp in Pakistan. Anxious residents of Srinagar and other major towns in the Kashmir valley...
17:41
Punjab has its put its six border districts on high alert in the wake of the Indian Air Force's strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan, officials said. As part of the state's preparedness to deal with any contingency in view of the IAF strike, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh...
17:30
It was business as usual on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road on Tuesday as 70 trucks crossed the LoC between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at Kaman Post, hours after IAF pounded Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan. As many as 35 trucks carrying goods from Salamabad Trade...
17:24
Australia Tuesday urged both India and Pakistan to exercise restraint after Indian Air Force carried out a pre-dawn strike on the biggest training camp of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. Australia urges both sides to exercise restraint, avoid any action which would endanger peace and...
17:15
The Balakot-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp destroyed by the Indian Air Force Tuesday was used for battle inoculation and its trainers were retired officers of the Pakistan Army, government sources said. Location: On the banks of Kunhar river in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of...
17:09
India received intelligence that the JeM had shifted many in-training terrorists and hardcore operatives, along with their trainers, to the camp, about 20 km from Balakot town, which has facilities for 500 to 700 people and even a swimming pool, sources said. In a synchronised operation,...
16:35
As India celebrates the air strike in Balakt, the benchmark BSE Sensex was none to happy. The Sensex ended 240 points lower as investor sentiment weakened after the India carried out air strikes on a terrorist camp in Pakistan. Weak cues from global equities and selling pressure on...
16:25
Govt sources tell news agency ANI that a total of six bombs were dropped on the Pakistan-based terrorist camp Balakot by the Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s. Hundreds of Fidayeen and their trainers were shifted from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to a five-star, resort style camp in a hilltop...
16:08
ANI quoting government sources reports a total of six bombs were dropped on Pakistan based terrorist camps by the Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s.
16:04
China on Tuesday urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and asked New Delhi to carry out its fight against terrorism through international cooperation, hours after Indian fighter jets struck Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest camp in Pakistan in a pre-dawn attack.When asked for China's response...
15:55
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps (represents foreign missions in India) Ambassador Hans Castellano on the air strike briefing by the MEA: We want to congratulate MEA for quickly briefing us. Message was a direct one... It was a non-military preemptive strike. India wanted to target terrorists,...
15:44
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan asks armed forces and the people of Pakistan to remain prepared for all eventualities.On Imran Khan Official, the PM's Facebook page, the party posted, A special meeting of the National Security Committee chaired by the Prime Minister was held at Prime Ministers...
15:38
Various political parties Tuesday hailed India's preemptive strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror camps in Pakistan, with the BJP asserting the country is safe under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decisive leadership and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi lauding the Indian Air Force for its action....
14:59
Ibrahim Azhar, the elder brother of Masood Azhar, who was also involved in the IC-814 hijacking in Kandahar. The brother-in-law Yusuf Azhar was also at the Balakot terror camp.
14:57
Key Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist targeted in today's air strikes include Mufti Azhar Khan Kashmiri, head of Kashmir operations. Not known whether he was eliminated or survived the air strike by the IAF.
14:48
Flags of USA, UK and Israel painted on stairs at the Jaish-e-Mohammed facility destroyed by Indian Air Force jets in Balakot.
14:47
The exterior wall guarding the terror camp in Balakot. Pic: ANI
14:45
First pictures of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Balakot. News agency ANI quoting intel sources tweets this picture of the JeM facility destroyed by Indian Ar Force strikes in Balakot, Pakistan. ANI reported that an ammunition dump was blown up in Balakot by the IAF Mirages had more...
14:21
Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday congratulated the Indian Air Force for strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan but said the revenge for the Pulwama attack will not be complete till Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar is struck down. India struck Jaish-e-Mohammed's(JeM)...
14:07
Foreign diplomats from the USA, UK, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Turkey and six Asean nations being briefed by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Indian air strike across LOC in Balakot.
14:03
Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Tuesday confirmed that India had struck the biggest training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Balakot, in the early hours of Tuesday.He said the strike took place on a hilltop in a forest location far from civilian areas and that the JeM camp was run...
14:03
After the air strike, time for politics. BJP president Amit Shah Indian says the Air Force's strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan underscores the will and resolve a new India, asserting it has shown that the country is safe under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong and decisive...
13:49
The brother of CRPF jawan Vijay Maurya, who lost his life in the Pulwama terror attack reacts to the air strikes: We are very happy that this happened, but we want pressure on Pakistan be kept up so that no terror org like JeM dares to attack us again.India Tuesday carried out pre-dawn air...
13:16
People's Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone Tuesday said the air strikes carried out by the Indian Air Force on terror camps in Pakistan will set a benchmark for deterrence and eventually end the cycle of violence. Pacifist to the core I am. But the reality as it stares in our faces is that...
13:13
News updates at this hour: NSA Ajit Doval along with Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat and IAF Chief BS Dhanoa is reviewing the security situation on the borders after Indian Air Force strikes at JeM terror camp in Balakot across LoC.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has called an all-party...
13:11
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in a hurriedly summoned security meeting after Indian Air Force's multiple aerial strikes at terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC), said that clouds of danger are hovering over Pakistan and that his country should not be worried over...
12:57
A Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicle was on Tuesday shot down near the International Border in Kutch district of Gujarat, police sources said. Debris of the UAV was seen near Nanghatad village in Abdasa taluka of Kutch, they said. On hearing a loud sound around 6 am, villagers went to the spot...
12:54
Pakistan Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi tweets on the Indian air strike in Balakot: Firstly, the alleged terrorist camps in Pakistan are nothing but a figment of Modi's imagination. Secondly, the only thing the IAF dropped were fuel tanks, b/c they had to reduce the weight of...
12:37
Omar Abdullah has an important point to make: Now we have an obligation to ensure that our people living near the international border & line of control are not caught in any Pakistani response. Local administrations need to be ready to evacuate & rehouse people to safe areas if situation...
12:28
NDTV reports that after the press briefing, when Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, was asked whether the IAF struck the Balakote in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or Balakote in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Gokhale said it was in fact the Balakote in KP, which is a hotbed of terror activity. Balakot is...
12:05
Omar Abdullah: So it is Balakote in KPK. Thats a strike deep inside Pakistan & is hugely embarrassing for them. Regardless of what the other side may claim was or wasnt hit the planes crossed over, dropped their payload & flew back completely unscathed.After Abbotabad the line they took...
11:50
Foreign Secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale briefs the media in Delhi on the air strike in Pakistan's Balakote this morning. On February 14th, a suicide terror attack led to the martyrdom of our jawans. The Jaish-e-Mohammed is responsible for the series of attacks including the Parliament attack...
11:32
BBC reporter Sameer Hashmi: The BBC's Pakistan bureau has learnt that the operation by the Indian Air force was carried out in Balakot area of KP in Pakistan. Balakot is a subdivision of Mansehra district. The place where the explosives were dropped is known as Jaba Top.
11:27
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at the residence of JKLF Chief Yasin Malik in Srinagar on Tuesday morning. Adequate security is deployed outside the residence while NIA officials conducted the raid.Yasin Malik was detained by the police late on Friday...
11:25
The Pakistan Government's twitter handle: Indian aircrafts intruded from Muzaffarabad sector. Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force, released payload in haste while escaping, which fell near Balakot. No casualties or damage: DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor. Indian...
11:07
Journalist Yusuf Jameel tweets: We're in Srinagar. All we could hear is: war planes roaring in the skies past 3 am. My wife woke me up to say something is going on.
11:05
Updates at this hour:News agency ANI reports that Pakistani F16 jets were scrambled to retaliate against the IAF Mirage 2000s but turned back due to the size of the Indian formation. Western Air Command coordinated the operation. One of the targets destroyed by the IAF Mirage jets was in...
10:53
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale will hold a press conference at 11:30 am to brief the media on the air strikes.
10:46
First confirmations from a union minister, but not from the defence ministry. MoS Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tweets: 'Yeh Modi ka Hindustan hai, ghar mein ghusega aur marega bhi. This is Modi's India, (we will) enter your homes and kill you. Air Force carried out aerial strike...
10:34
The IAF used the 12 Mirage aircraft for the airstrike in Pak. Here's Vishnu Som's piece on What Makes India's Fighter Jet Better. Do read
10:27
Journalist Nirupama Subramanian tweets: Wild speculation on social media that IAF crossed into Pakistan to hit Balakote in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. FYI, there is a Bala Kot across from Poonch. In fact it is a divided village on the LoC.
10:17
Update: India is believed to have carried out air strikes inside Pakistan at 3:30 am Tuesday and targeted terror camps, sources said. India Today, quoting sources say, between 200-300 terrorists have been killed. The strikes involving several fighter jets of the Indian Air Force successfully...
10:17
Radio Pakistan says Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has summoned an emergency meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan. The meeting will discuss the security situation.
10:11
Congress President tweets, I salute the pilots of the IAF.
10:08
Indian Air Force has put on high alert all air defence systems along the international border and LoC to respond to any possible action by Pakistan Air Force. Image: Meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security underway at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.
10:03
If you've just joined us, this is the big news this morning. The Indian Air Force has carried out an aerial strike at terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir early this morning. Twelve Mirage 2000 Indian fighter jets struck major terrorist camps across the Line of Control (LoC) and...
09:51
Omar Abdullah tweets: Unless we know which Balakote is being talked about by the Pakistani generals its pointless speculating about what we may have hit & what fallout the airstrike will have. If this is Balakote in KPK its a major incursion & a significant strike by IAF planes. However...
09:49
@Jonah Blank This may be the substantive news of the reported #India-#Pakistan action. Any #JaishEMohammad camp destroyed by #IAF was almost certainly empty. And India is highly unlikely to have attacked a Pakistan military target. -BUT if Indian Air Force crossed the #LOC: Definite...
09:43
Training facility at #Balakot was developed in 2000-2001, overseen by Saifur Rehman Saifi, who pioneered suicide bombings in Pakistan, fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan, and targeted religious minorities. Al Rahmat Trust (another Jaish-e-Mohammed front) also registered there, says Author and...
09:27
Former diplomat and strategic affairs expert KC Singh tweets#Balakot #AirForce At Balakot Maharaja Ranjit Singhs army in 1831 eliminated Islamic force of Syed Ahmad, who like Talibans Mullah Omar had become Amir al-Mumunin. Pakistan ISPR tweeting pictures of large craters but no loss. Satellite...
09:25
According to Strategic Sentinel, a nonpartisan international relations and national security analysis agency, there may a mass-casualty due to the air strike. We're getting reports that this may be a mass-casualty event. This seems to have been a surgical strike on a terrorist camp deep in...
09:06
Twelve Mirage 2000 Indian fighter jets struck terrorist camps across the Line of Control, shelling 1000 Kg bombs, news agency ANI reported quoting Indian Air Force sources. Twelve Mirage 2000 Indian fighter jets struck major terrorist camps across the Line of Control and completely destroyed...
08:34
Did Indian Air Force fighters fly across the LoC into Pakistan? Major General Asif Ghafoor, the Director General of Inter Services Public Relations in Pakistan tweeted yesterday evening: 'Indian aircrafts intruded from Muzafarabad sector. Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan...
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A former staffer on Donald Trumps presidential campaign has filed a federal lawsuit against the US president, claiming he kissed her without consent.Alva Johnson, who was director of outreach and coalitions in Alabama in 2016, told the Washington Post that Trump grabbed her hand and leaned in to...
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