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How the IAF strike at Balakot unfolded: All the updates here

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New Delhi, Feb 26: India dealt a decisive blow and targeted Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camps at Balakot Muzaffarabad and Chakothi in the wee hours of Tuesday.

How the IAF strike at Balakot unfolded: All the updates here

The strikes by the Indian Air Force began at 3.30 am and went on until 3.58 am. The IAF used the Mirage 2000 for this operation and used 1,000 kilogram laser guided bomb to destroy the terror camps. Sources tell OneIndia that at least 300 terrorists had died in this operation.

You can check below for all the updates on how the IAF strikes unfolded:

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3:58 PM, 26 Feb

Pakistan had asked all terrorists to move out of PoK after the Pulwama attack. All the JeM terrorists were shifted to Balakot. This made it possible for the IAF to target a large number of terrorists with one strike.
3:17 PM, 26 Feb

Following the Pulwama attack, anticipating action, Pakistan shifted all the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists to the camp at Balakot. Sources say that Balakot was chosen as a large number of terrorists had been moved there. They were sleeping when the IAF dropped the bomb on them.
2:52 PM, 26 Feb

Intel Sources: Picture of JeM facility destroyed by Indian Ar Force strikes in Balakot, Pakistan
2:51 PM, 26 Feb

Intel Sources: Ammunition dump blown up today in Balakot,Pakistan by IAF Mirages. The dump had more than 200 AK rifles, uncountable rounds hand grenades, explosives and detonators
2:50 PM, 26 Feb

Intel Sources: Flags of USA, UK and Israel painted on staircases seen in Jaish e Mohammed facility destroyed by Indian Air Force jets in Balakot
2:40 PM, 26 Feb

Sources say that nearly 300 terrorists including senior commanders, trainers and foot soldiers were killed in the IAF strike. This was a counter terror strike based operation. It was based on very concrete intelligence.
12:56 PM, 26 Feb

India will brief major world powers on air strikes.
12:33 PM, 26 Feb

Following the air strikes, the Indian Army Chief, General Rawat along with National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval is reviewing the situation along the border areas.
12:07 PM, 26 Feb

High speed broadband services curtailed in Srinagar.
12:07 PM, 26 Feb

Precise intelligence based action say sources on strikes
11:04 AM, 26 Feb

All airbases of Punjab and Haryana including Ambala and Sirsa are on high alert.
10:58 AM, 26 Feb

Pakistan had scrambled its F16s to retaliate, but were forced to retreat due to size of Indian formation.
10:58 AM, 26 Feb

The operation was coordinated by the Western Air Command.
10:55 AM, 26 Feb

Some residents of Srinagar said that they heard war planes after 3 am.
10:54 AM, 26 Feb

The meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security has ended.
10:14 AM, 26 Feb

Sources also say that the camps of the Hizbul Mujahideen too were targeted. The operation began at 3.30 am today. The first camp to be hit was at Balakote at around 3.45 am. The terror camps at Muzaffarabad and Chakothi were hit at around 3.48 am and 3.58 am respectively.
10:05 AM, 26 Feb

One of the biggest hits was at the Balakote camps of the Jaish-e-Mohammad. The camp is spread across 7 acres and is the biggest one of the Jaish-e-Mohammad.
10:02 AM, 26 Feb

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security is underway at Lok Kalyan Marg. The meeting is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. NSA, Ajit Doval too is at the meeting.
9:39 AM, 26 Feb

Congress president 'salutes pilots' and lauds IAF in a tweet.
9:36 AM, 26 Feb

Meanwhile according to Dawn, foreign minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi has summoned an emergency meeting to review the situation in the aftermath of the IAF strikes.
9:34 AM, 26 Feb

Terror launch pads across LoC in Balakot, Chakothi and Muzaffarabad have completely been destroyed in IAF air strikes. JeM control rooms also destroyed, said reports.
9:32 AM, 26 Feb

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has summoned emergency meeting to review the situation after Indian air force intruded Pakistan airspace, say reports.
9:27 AM, 26 Feb

All border forces have been put on high alert.
9:27 AM, 26 Feb

Reports suggest that drones were also used.
9:22 AM, 26 Feb

Meanwhile Pakistan continues to maintain that the payload hastily fell while the Indian aircrafts were escaping. The spokesperson of the Pakistan armed forces has posted pictures of the same.
9:21 AM, 26 Feb

Tweet by Pak army spokesperson
9:20 AM, 26 Feb

National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the situation. The facts and assessment of the operation have been briefed to the PM.
9:18 AM, 26 Feb

"We are bombing our own territory temporarily called PoK. So no international law broken but it is in self defence," tweets Subramanian Swamy.
9:16 AM, 26 Feb

Apart from the Mirage 2000s, drones and early warning jets too were part of the operation.
9:12 AM, 26 Feb

The casualties have been severe following the air strikes. Nearly 200 terrorists have been hit, the source also added.
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