Indian Air Force crossed Line of Control and hastily “dropped payload” near Balakot, Pakistan said on Tuesday.
Pakistan Army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted:
Ghafoor also posted images of the open space where the payload was allegedly dropped. He said there had been no casualties or damage.
The statement from Pakistan comes amid reports that a group of Mirage 2000 Indian Fighter jets struck a terrorist camp across the LoC and destroyed it.
Two Mirage 2000 jets dropped 1000 kg bombs on terror camps across LoC at 3:30am on 26 February, ANI reported quoting Indian Air Force sources.
However, an Indian defence spokesman told Reuters, “I have no information.”
ANI reports that the Air Force has put all air defence systems along the international border and LoC on high alert to respond to any possible action by Pakistan Air Force.
Meanwhile, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has tweeted in support of Air Force pilots.
The reports of a strike come days after the Pulwama terror attack on 14 February in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed. Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad had claimed responsibility for the attack.
The relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated further since the attack for which India has blamed its neighbour.
After the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said security forces were given a free hand to avenge it.
On 24 February, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan asked Modi to “give peace a chance” and assured him that he “stands by” his words and will “immediately act” if New Delhi provides Islamabad with “actionable intelligence” on the Pulwama attack.