"At about 0900 hours, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along the LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri. The Indian Army is retaliating befittingly," the spokesman said.
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.
There could be two interpretations: One, Pakistan is scared, it does not want a war, it has now perceived that it may have to face humility if it loses a war. Two, this change in tone and tenor could be a cosmetic one and it could be an attempt to fool the Indian army.
Indian Air Force strikes across LoC Live Updates: A group of Mirage 2000 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force struck at the terror launch pads across the LoC completely destroying three terror camps. More than 1,000 kgs of bombs were dropped as Pakistan cried foul. The recent attack is being seen as India's response to the terror attack in Pulwama that killed 40 CRPF jawans on February 14. Here's the latest on India's strike across LoC:
Army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said that Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa met Air chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan and the two chiefs deliberated on operational environment including threat and response.
The Pakistan army had resorted to unprovoked firing along the LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri on Tuesday as well.
Indian troops did not retaliate to the "deliberate provocation" to avoid civilian casualties across the border, said the officer, asking not to be named.
In his official twitter handle, Defence spokesperson Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, said that not even a quadcopter will be allowed to cross the LoC.
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Most of the tanks Pakistan was procuring will be able to hit targets at a range of 3 to 4 km and they are set to deploy some of the tanks along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
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During the talks, Indian Army will lodge a strong protest over the recent killing of its jawans near the Line of Control (LoC) in an attack by the Border Action Team (BAT).
During the talks, Indian Army will lodge a strong protest over the recent killing of its jawans near the Line of Control (LoC) in an attack by the Border Action Team (BAT).
Lieutenant General Asim Munir previously served as the head of the Military Intelligence (MI).
India on Friday cited the "brutal" killing of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir and the release of the postal stamps "glorifying" Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani for calling off FM-level talks.
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Addressing a press conference, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) - the media wing of the army, accused India of carrying out 1,077 ceasefire violations since the start of 2018 to date.
Durrani will be asked to explain his position on views attributed to him in the book 'Spy Chronicles', Pakistan Army spokesperson Maj. Gen Asif Ghafoor said.
Nawaz Sharif, for the first time, publicly acknowledged in an interview that militant organisations are active in Pakistan and questioned the policy to allow the "non-state actors" to cross the border and "kill" people in Mumbai.
Sharif had also questioned the policy of allowing "non-state actors" to cross the border and "kill" people in Mumbai.
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