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| Photo released by Pakistan Military claims that Indian fighters released payload while fleeing back |
India has claimed that it has "struck the biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Balakot". Said India's Foreign Secretary VK Gokhale.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Gokhale said "a large number of JeM terrorists were killed". "The strike avoided civil casualties," he alleged.
Early on Tuesday, Inter-Services Public Relations' (ISPR) Major-General Asif Ghafoor said that Indian military planes violated the Line of Control (LoC), intruding from the Muzaffarabad sector.
"Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force released payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot."
"Credible intel [intelligence] was received that JeM was planning more suicide attacks in India," alleged the Indian official.
"In the face of imminent danger, a preemptive strike became absolutely necessary."
"Top commanders were eliminated in the strike," he said, adding "the action took place just hours ago".
Indian aircrafts’ intrusion across LOC in Muzafarabad Sector within AJ&K was 3-4 miles.Under forced hasty withdrawal aircrafts released payload which had free fall in open area. No infrastructure got hit, no casualties. Technical details and other important information to follow, Inter-Services Public Relations' (ISPR) Major-General Asif Ghafoor said in his tweet.