Twitter Reaction
Cricketing Fraternity Lauds The Effort Of Indian Air Force Across LoC
By CricShots - Feb 26, 2019 11:34 am
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On February 14, India was shocked after the Pulwama attack from the Pakistan based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed as more than 40 Indian CRPF soldiers had lost their lives in a cowardly attack and there were calls of severing ties with Pakistan in every sector. Among all the cricketers, former Indian opener, Gautam Gambhir was the most vocal and he also felt that the talks with Pakistan shouldn’t be on the table now and its time to go on the battlefield.

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Indian Air Force strike in POK

Ever since the attack, there were a lot of discussions and arguments over various issues. Even the calls for India boycotting Pakistan in the World Cup also increased as the final decision on the same is yet to be taken. Amidst everything, the Indian public woke up to a piece of stunning news on Tuesday. It has been reported that in a big overnight operation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has destroyed the terror camps at three locations in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

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According to the IAF sources, quoted by Financial Express, as many as 12 Mirage 2000 Fighter jets of the IAF took part in the operation and 1,000 kgs bombs were dropped on terrorist training camps across the Line of Control (LoC). Various reports suggest that the control rooms of Jaish-e-Mohammed have been destroyed in the aerial strike by IAF and the strike is said to have taken place near Balakot, Muzaffarabad, and Chakothi which are quite a distance from LoC.

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Gautam Gambhir

Delighted with the news Gambhir wasn’t behind after being made aware of India’s stunning response. He saluted the IAF for their response and wrote, “JAI HIND, IAF @IAF_MCC @adgpi #IndiaStrikesAgain #IndiaStrikesBack #IndiaStrikes.”

Here’s Gambhir’s tweet:

Apart from Gambhir few more cricketers and people from cricketing fraternity lauded the effort of the Indian Air Force. Here are the tweets:

 

https://twitter.com/BollywoodGandu/status/1100256479221825536

https://twitter.com/Fufadji/status/1100260434819592192

Having said that the Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officially revealed that the attack has been taken place inside Pok by Indian Air Force and now the nation is proud of itself.