Maj Gen Surinder Mahal - Ceasefire violations have increased after February 14 Pulwama attack. He further added that India will continue to attack terror camps in Pakistan if it fails to take any action against them.
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India-Pakistan Tensions Updates: Maj Gen Surinder Mahal - Ceasefire Violations Increased After Pulwama Attack
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28 Feb, 19:14 (IST)
Rear Admiral DS Gujral: Indian Navy is ready to counter any foreign aggression
28 Feb, 19:13 (IST)
Maj Gen Surinder Mahal: On February 27, Pakistan aircraft tried to attack a Brigade headquarter and a battalion headquarter
28 Feb, 19:11 (IST)
Air Vice Marshal Ravi Kapoor : Enough evidence to show PAF used F-16 fighter jet in the conflict.
28 Feb, 19:08 (IST)
Air Vice Marshal Ravi Kapoor: Pakistan aircraft breached the Indian air space. the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft tried to attack military installations in India
28 Feb, 19:04 (IST)
A joint press briefing of three service wings has begun.
28 Feb, 19:02 (IST)
Cabinet Meeting on national security chaired by PM Narendra Modi has begun.
28 Feb, 18:54 (IST)
Joint press briefing of Indian Army, Navy and Air Force to begin shortly.
28 Feb, 17:18 (IST)
Joint press briefing by Army, Navy and Air Force in New Delhi that was scheduled for 5 pm today has been postponed to 7 pm.
28 Feb, 16:40 (IST)
The Indian Air Force's pilot, who is in Pakistan's custody, will be released tomorrow, said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. "As a peace gesture, we are releasing Wing Commander Abhinandan tomorrow," Khan said.
28 Feb, 15:50 (IST)
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said Imran Khan was ready for a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Prime Minister Imran Khan is ready to talk to Narendra Modi on the telephone and ready to extend an invitation of peace. Is Modi ready?" he said.
28 Feb, 14:29 (IST)
Pakistan has violated ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowshera sector. This is the 22nd ceasefire violation by Pakistan in three days.
28 Feb, 13:26 (IST)
The Indian Army, the Air Force and the Navy will hold a joint press conference at 5 pm today, news agency ANI reported.
28 Feb, 13:11 (IST)
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely on this evening to take stock of the situation as tension escalated between India and Pakistan.
28 Feb, 11:47 (IST)
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharam will soon meet the three service chiefs to review security and operational preparedness of the Indian forces.
28 Feb, 11:09 (IST)
The wreckage of Pakistan Air Force's F-16, which was shot down by the Indian Air Force on Wednesday, has been found in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, news agency ANI reported. Read full report here. Below is the ANI tweet:
28 Feb, 10:59 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security later today. He will also preside the Cabinet meeting at 7 pm.
28 Feb, 10:02 (IST)
Pakistan on Thursday announced to suspend the Samjhauta Express that runs between Pakistan's Lahore and India's Atari. The bi-weekly train runs on Wednesdays and Sundays.
28 Feb, 09:59 (IST)
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a cabinet meeting at 7 pm. Meanwhile, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has spoken to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last night. Pompeo said that the United States supported India’s decision to take action against Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp on Pakistani soil.
New Delhi, February 28: Tensions have reached a peak between India and Pakistan after Pakistan Air Force's jets attempted to target military installations on the Indian side on Wednesday, a day after the Indian Air Force conducted strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Pakistan's Balakot. While the IAF foiled PAF's bid to violate the Indian airspace, India lost one MiG 21, the pilot of which "is missing in action". Catch live news updates on India-Pakistan tensions here.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Pakistan claims the missing pilot is in their custody. “We are ascertaining that,” Raveesh Kumar, spokesperson of MEA, said on Wednesday. While India said it shot down one PAF's fighter aircraft, Pakistan denied it and claimed the FAP shot down two Indian jets. Pakistan also claimed that an IAF pilot is in their custody. He has identified himself as Abhinandan Varthaman, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said. India-Pakistan Tension: Blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammed Chief Masood Azhar, UK, US and France Tell UN Security Council.
India on Wednesday also accused Islamabad of committing an "unprovoked act of aggression" by targeting Indian military posts with its air force and sought immediate and safe return of the IAF pilot. India issued a demarche to Pakistan, objecting to the "vulgar display" of the injured IAF pilot in violation of all norms and said Islamabad must ensure that no harm is done to the Indian defence personnel in its custody. After Imran Khan's Pitch For Talks, India Hands Over Dossier to Pakistan With Details of JeM Role in Pulwama Attack.
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India conducted a major preemptive strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp early Tuesday, killing a “very large number” of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders. India’s action comes close on the heels of the Pulwama incident in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed in one of the deadliest terror strikes in decades in Jammu and Kashmir.
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