Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has praised Indian Air Force (IAF) for its bravery for carrying out air raid in Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the wee hours today and saluted it.
CM @Naveen_Odisha salutes Indian Air Force for raiding terror camps inside Pakistan; listen to what he says #Balakot #PulwamaAvenged pic.twitter.com/JNNIbbQHUJ
— Kalinga TV (@Kalingatv) February 26, 2019
Taking to his twitter handle later, CM hailed the IAF for working towards the defence of the country.
Salute the #IndianAirForce for pre-dawn air strikes on terror camps in defence of our Nation. #JaiHind
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 26, 2019
Briefing on the attack earlier in the day India Defence Secretary Foreign Secretary Vijay K. Gokhale had informed that, the attack was aimed at number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders staying at the Balakot camps which was located located in deep forest on a hilltop. The target was also conditioned by India’s desire to avoid civilian casualty, he added.
Notably, at least 12 Mirage 2000 jets took part in the attack which carried out at around 3.30 am in the night. Around 1000 kg bombs were dropped on the camps across Line of Control (LoC). It is suspected that 200-300 terror mongers were killed in today’s attack.
Ms Kalinga