Balakot Strike: Pakistan Uses Erroneous Translation of Sushma Swaraj’s Remark To Claim Vindication

Swaraj said no ‘Pakistani Nagrik or Sainik’ was killed in the strike. Pakistan cited a report that had translated ‘Nagrik’ as ‘Citizen’, instead of ‘Civilian’

The Pakistani military on Friday cited a fresh statement given by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to claim that India had initially lied about the impact of the Balakot airstrike of February 26. Swaraj on Thursday said “no

April 19, 2019
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Pakistani Military Says India Has Finally Backed Down on Balakot Strike Claim

Pakistan Army took a jibe at India on Thursday after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj acknowledged that no civilian or soldier was killed in the Balakot attack, saying New Delhi should also take back its claim about the shooting down of a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet and the 2016 surgical strike.

The statement by army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor came hours after Swaraj said

April 19, 2019
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‘One Truth Out, Wait For 2016’s Reality’: Pak Takes a Dig At India Hours After Sushma’s Balakot Strike Claim

Swaraj’s comment comes in contrast to several reports that have quoted top government sources as saying that the Indian Air Force air strike in the town of Balakot killed about 300 militants

Ahmedabad: Hours after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that "no Pakistani soldier or civilian died in Balakot terror strike", Pakistan latched onto the statement to attack India over its

April 18, 2019
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No Pakistani Soldier Or Citizen Died In Balakot Air Strike: Sushma Swaraj

The IAF had struck a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot area on February 26, in response to the February 14 Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed

AHMEDABAD: External Affairs Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Thursday said no Pakistani soldier or citizen died in the air strike carried out by the Indian Air Force across the border in

April 18, 2019
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Balakot Shows India Needs To Take Its Technological Military Edge Beyond Pakistan’s Reach

by Lt Gen H S Panag

The air skirmishes between India and Pakistan on 26-27 February following the Pulwama attack had a very interesting fallout, which can bring a transformation in the armed forces — one that has long been overdue. The postmortem of the Balakot Strike and the air battle the next day, brought the Indian public face to face with military technology and its decisive role in

April 18, 2019
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Imran Khan’s Remarks About Bjp Win An Attempt To Influence Polls With ‘Reverse Swing’: PM Modi

PM Modi said Imran Khan’s remarks about BJP win was an attempt by the former cricketer to influence the elections in India with his reverse swing. Modi also noted that Khan had used a slogan targeting him during Pakistan elections

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a swipe at his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan over his claim that Indo-Pak peace talks will have a better

April 18, 2019
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Pak Airspace Is Still Not Fully Opened. What Are They Afraid of?

Pakistan extending a general closure notice for transit flights till April 24 is significant. By that time, India will complete three phases of the Lok Sabha Elections

On February 27, in an unprecedented move, Pakistan closed its airspace entirely for all domestic and international flights. The IAF strike on a JeM camp in Balakot, Pakistan, reportedly necessitated this virtual

April 18, 2019
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Up To Pakistan To Prove That They Weren’t Hit Or People Were Killed: Nirmala Sitharaman On Balakot

On February 26, Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 fighter jets entered Pakistan airspace and attacked Jaish-e-Mohammed camps. India said a "large number" of terrorists, including top commanders, were eliminated in the airstrike. Nirmala Sitharam rubbishes Pakistan’s claims that India attacked their Madrasa

Nirmala Sitharaman said that Islamabad was making a mockery of itself by taking

April 17, 2019
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Masood Azhar Issue Heading Towards Settlement: China

Beijing also rejected the report that the US, the UK and France asked China to lift the technical hold on Azhar by April 23, failing which they will move a formal resolution for discussion, vote and passage at the UNSC

BEIJING: China on Wednesday said the issue of blacklisting Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar at the UN panel was heading towards a settlement and asked the US not to

April 17, 2019
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Letter On ‘Politicisation’ of Army Lost Credibility After Senior Veterans Denied Involvement: Defence Minister

Defence Minister with IAF Chief and commanders during recently concluded security summit

New Delhi: Amid row over the letter to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing concern at the politicisation of the armed forces, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that credibility of the appeal made was lost after some of the senior retired personnel named in the letter said they “neither

April 17, 2019
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