Balakot Airstrike
6 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Balakot Airstrike”, published between February 2019 and March 2019. They are filed mainly under news. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
IAF counts targets hit, not casualties, says Air Chief on Balakot strike
The Indian Air Force counts the targets it hits, not casualties, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said on Monday, keeping out of a political row over how many people were killed in the IAF strike on the biggest Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. What the Air Chief said In his first comments since the February 26 strike, Dhanoa said any figure would have to come from the government, as the air force was in no position to say how many people were inside the facility. The toll, heRead More
US seeks information on possible misuse of F-16 jets by Pakistan against India
The United States is seeking more information on whether Pakistan misused American-made F-16 fighter jets against India in breach of an end-user agreement, the State Department has said. The evidence and Pakistan’s denial On Thursday the Indian Air Force displayed pieces of an AMRAAM beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, which it said proved that Pakistan had used US-made F-16s during an aerial attack aimed at Indian military installations in Kashmir. That attack followed India’s counter-terror strike in Balakot. On Wednesday, Pakistan had denied using any F-16s and rejected the claim that oneRead More
Imran Khan says captured Indian pilot will be released tomorrow after India’s demand
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that the captured Indian Air Force pilot would be released the next day, after India pressed for his return. Tension between the two countries had not eased at the time of the announcement. India’s demands India handed Pakistan a dossier on the Jaish-e-Mohammad and asked for the pilot to be sent back as soon as possible. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said the dispute between India and Pakistan would be resolved soon. Neither India nor Pakistan had issued an official statement on his remarks.Read More
Army, Navy and IAF to hold first joint media briefing amid India-Pakistan tension
The Army, the Navy and the Indian Air Force (IAF) were due to brief the media together for the first time, as tension between India and Pakistan remained high. Earlier in the day the three service chiefs met Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a day after several rounds of discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Meetings in Delhi The briefing was scheduled a day after an IAF pilot was captured by Pakistan following an aerial engagement between Indian and Pakistani military jets, the first such clash in many years. A seniorRead More
Pakistani jets violate Indian airspace: what the government statement said
The Government of India said on Wednesday that Pakistan’s attempt to use its Air Force against military targets on the Indian side had been foiled, a day after India’s strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Pakistan. It also confirmed that one Indian aircraft had been lost and its pilot was missing. Key points of the statement India said it had already informed others of the counter-terrorism action it took the previous day against a JeM camp, based on credible information that the group planned more attacks. In response, PakistanRead More
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