"PM Had Given Armed Forces Free Hand": Minister On Strike On Terror Camps | Read

Amid reports of pre-dawn Indian air strikes on terror camps across the Line of Control Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said it was a "necessary step taken by the Air Force". There has been no official confirmation about the air strikes, which reportedly took place around 3.30 am on terror camps and a control rooms of Jaish-e Mohammad. The Pakistan-based terror group has taken responsibility for the February 14 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, in which 40 soldiers of the CRPF died. "This was a very strong and necessary response... the steps taken today were necessary," the ministre said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "given this freedom to the armed forces, and now the entire nation stands behind the armed forces".