Seeking revenge of the heinous Pulwama attack which killed 40 CRPF men, the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out an air strike in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday. The strike destroyed the terror base camps of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Balakot, Chakoti and Muzaffarabad, eliminating around 200-300 terrorists.
As soon as this news broke out, people from the cricketing fraternity gathered on social media to heap praises and wishes to the IAF for their brave step.
Former cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar also joined the league and gave a direct message to the enemies that "Our niceness should never be comprehended as our weakness”.
Here’s the tweet:
Besides the master blaster, several current and retired cricketers came forward to glorify the efforts of our protectors.
Kuch bada hone wala hai ...TANKS GOING TOWARDS BORDER 👍 #surgicalstrike2 #IndianAirforce #Balakot #AirForce #Mirage2000 pic.twitter.com/Vhl53cdx4l
— Rohit Sharma🇮🇳⏺ (@rohitsharma000) February 26, 2019
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The Indian Air Force dropped more than 1000 kgs of bombs in the Balakot and Chamoli region, some 88 km inside LoC using Mirage 2000 fighter jets. The extent of the damage inflicted on the ground is not immediately known.
In Islamabad, the Pakistan Army alleged that the Indian Air Force violated the Line of Control (LoC) in Muzaffarabad sector.
"Indian aircraft intruded from Muzaffarabad sector. Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force released payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot. No casualties or damage," Major General Asif Ghafoor, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a tweet.