Indian Air Force on Tuesday carried out aerial strikes at major terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, completely destroying them, 12 days after the ghastly terror attack in Pulwama. After the attack, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday summoned an emergency meeting at the Foreign Office in Islamabad to discuss the emerging situation.
The Pakistan Army on Tuesday alleged that the Indian Air Force violated the Line of Control (LoC) in Muzaffarabad sector. “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.”
The foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the nation should not be worried over the Indian act as the defenders of the country are fully prepared to respond to any misadventure, reported The Dawn. Major General Asif Ghafoor, Director General of the Pakistan Army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), tweeted early morning that the IAF planes dropped the payload near Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province before leaving in haste as the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) scrambled its warplanes. “Indian Air Force violated Line of Control Pakistan. Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled. Indian aircraft gone back,” he tweeted.
The Pakistan military spokesperson tweeted saying that Indian aircrafts’ intrusion across LoC in Muzaffarabad sector within AJ&K was 3-4 miles. He added, “Under forced hasty withdrawal aircrafts released payload which had free fall in the open area. No infrastructure got hit, no casualties. Technical details and other important information to follow.”
There was no immediate response from India. The allegation came amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan after the February 14 suicide attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terror group that killed over 40 CRPF soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
(Inputs from Agencies)
