Security forces killed three terrorists during an ongoing operation in Nader, Tral, Awantipora. IGP Kashmir said identities are being confirmed. The encounter is part of efforts to dismantle the terror ecosystem. Link to Pahalgam attack unconfirmed.
Addressing the Indian Army soldiers at Badami Bagh Cantt in Srinagar, the Defence Minister said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has redefined India's policy against terrorism which now says that any attack on Indian soil will be considered as an act of war."
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that killing innocent people is the "karma" of the terrorists, whereas eliminating them is the "bhartiya dharm" of India.
On the basis of special intelligence input, a joint operation was launched by Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Nader area of J-K's Tral in Awantipora in the morning hours of Thursday.
"Based on information available to the IAEA, there has been no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan," the IAEA said in an email statement to ANI.
Union Minister Rajnath Singh, during his address at the Badami Bagh Cantt, Srinagar, emphasised that he is a "postman" who has brought the message of the entire world to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh slammed Pakistan's ability to handle the nuclear weapons and asked that the global world that are the nuclear weapons safe in the hands of such a "rogue" nation like Pakistan.