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Cover Story Sankalp Yatra of New India

SURGICAL AND AIR

STRIKES ON PAKISTAN

n Pakistani terrorists attacked the army
headquarters in Uri on September 18, 09
2016, killing 18 soldiers. In response,
India carried out a surgical strike. On the
night of September 28-29, India entered
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and
annihilated it with surgical strikes on
terrorist launch pads. The Indian Army
completely destroyed many terrorist
camps in Pakistan during this strike.

n Pakistani terrorists attacked a CRPF
convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
on February 14, 2019. In this attack, 40
CRPF Jawans were martyred and many
others were seriously injured.
n About 12 days later, the brave heroes
of the Indian Air Force carried out an
airstrike in Balakot, Pakistan's Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province, destroying the
terrorist hideout of Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Several terrorists were killed. Last
occasion when Indian Army crossed the
Pakistani border was in 1971 at the height
of Indo-Pak war.

Importance

India with its military strength made
Pakistan realise that its actions would
be given a befitting reply.

I swear by this land I won’t let my country be destroyed, halted

or humbled. My country is waking up. Every Indian will win."
-Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (during a rally in Rajasthan

after the Balakot airstrike)

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