Pulwama terror attack third anniversary: This is how events unfolded on 'black day'
Pulwama Terror Attack: On this day, three years ago, 40 brave soldiers were martyred in one of the deadliest terror attacks in decades which had nearly brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war. February 14, 2019, was a black day for India as every Indian had shed tears on that fateful day after a cowardly attack from the Pakistani side.
On February 14, 2019, a suicide bomber of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror outfit had attacked the CRPF convoy in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. 40 CRPF personnel were martyred in this deadliest attack.
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Post the deadly Pulwama attack, the security forces were given permission to choose the timing, place, and nature of their response to the Pulwama terror attack.
Later, India had launched a counter-terror airstrike against a JeM training camp. On February 26, 2019, the Indian Air Force jets had bombed the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camps in the Balakot Sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan and avenged the Pulwama terrorist attack.
The next day, Pakistan Air Force had retaliated and downed a MiG-21 in aerial combat and captured its pilot Wing Commander Abhinanadan Varthaman. Abhinandan was later released following extreme pressure from the International leaders.
IAF had foiled an attempt by Pakistan Air Force to strike at military installations in Jammu and Kashmir. Likewise, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who was flying a MiG-21 Bison aircraft had shot down a much-advanced F-16 of PAF.
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