The airstrike was the first time since the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, wherein Indian warplanes had crossed the Line of Control and destroyed Pakistan terror camps.
The news, on the basis of information shared by ANI, was put out by several media outlets. However, fact check of the statement by the former diplomat confirmed that it was wrongly attributed to him.
Balakot Airstrike Anniversary: February 26 marks the first anniversary of the Balakot airstrike which was conducted by the Indian Air Force to target the terrorist camps operating in the town of Balakot in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
On the occasion of the first anniversary of Balakot Strike, Former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that bombing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot by Indian Air Force marks a paradigm shift in the way India conduct operations.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has questioned the Centre on the first anniversary of Pulwama attack asking the government who benefited the most from the attack. At least 40 paramilitary personnel were martyred in the attack on February 14, 2019.
Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as the 26th chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on September 30 after Air Marshal BS Dhanoa retired from the post. Succeeding Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Bhadauria said the force is prepared for any such challenges in the future.
On February 26, Indian airplanes crossed the LoC into the disputed region of Kashmir and dropped bombs on a terrorist camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed located near Balakot town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Over 300 terrorists were reported killed in the airstrikes by various sources in India, a claim vehemently denied by Pakistan.
India TV spoke to Mirage 2000 fighter pilots who were among those who struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp near Balakot in Pakistan in February.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday asked if former prime minister Indira Gandhi can be credited for dividing Pakistan, why shouldn't Prime Minister Narendra Modi get the credit for the Balakot air strike.
Even though the Pakistan government's motive was to propel propaganda that IAF strike hit no real targets in Balakot, but the inaccessibility to the partial area is likely to elicit the opposite response.
The sources said that India plans to keep Pakistan under bilateral and global pressure to dismantle terror infrastructure. Since Balakot strike, India is trying to build maximum pressure on Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, they said.
The Indian intelligence agencies had reportedly confirmed the presence of 300 active targets at the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp at Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pashtun region before the Indian Air Force strike.
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