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Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammad’s biggest camp, which had the facility to accommodate almost 600 terrorists at a time with all resort-like amenities

Security has been heightened in major Indian cities after the IAF bombed terrorist camps across the Line of Control (LOC) in retaliation for the Pulwama terror attack on February 14
 

An F-16 aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was shot down by the Indian Air Force (IAF). An aircraft venturing into enemy territory is easily spotted by the radar systems and information is passed on to the missile system for retaliatory action
 

While India has confirmed that a pilot of MiG-21 Bison that was involved in thwarting an attack by PAF is missing and that the IAF has shot down a Pakistani F-16, the MEA is yet to ascertain the facts pertaining to pilot Abhinandan Varthaman
 

More than anything else, the spirited move to deploy IAF aircraft into enemy territory in Balakot is seen as a brave one, and reflective of the Narendra Modi government's keenness to safeguard Indian citizens from Pakistan-trained terrorists

Pakistan had used its Air Force to target military installations in India in response to Indian counter-terrorism operations but their attempts were foiled successfully by India, said MEA

A day after the Indian Air Force's air strike in Pakistan, an IAF helicopter, due to technical snag, crashed on Wednesday in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir
 

The Indian Air Force used their multiple assets to carry out a strike at a terror facility at Pakistan's Balakot area on Tuesday, which killed 300 Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists, trainers and commanders

West Air Command led by Air Marshal Chandrashekaran Harikumar had a major role to play in the Indian Air Force’s pre-emptive strike in Pakistan, which killed over 300 terrorists and trainers.
 

Only international flights going to London, Muscat, Helsinki, etc are being allowed to fly, as they are supposed to enter from the Indian air space to Pakistan air space
 

The move to close the five airports came amid escalation of tension between India and Pakistan after IAF carried out strikes on terror bases in Pakistan

India continues to get global support for aerial action against terror camps across LoC and in Pakistan's Balakot in which 12 Mirage 2000 jets killed over 300 terrorists and destroyed a munition dump and training facilities

ANI reports say that Pakistan Air Force's F-16 that violated the Indian air space was shot down in Indian retaliatory fire 3 km within Pakistan territory in Lam valley, Nowshera sector.