170 JeM terrorists killed in Balakot airstrike: Italian Journalist

An Italian journalist has reported that up to 170 Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed at Balakot in Pakistan in the airstrike conducted by the Indian Air Force on February 26, days after the Pulwama terror attack.

According to a report by Francesca Marino, the airstrike on the JeM training camp led to the killing of 130 to 170 JeM recruits.

Speaking to a TV channel, the journalist accused Pakistan of lying as the country has maintained that the Indian Air Force airstrike did not lead to any damage or casualties.

Marino further wrote that a Pakistani army unit from



Shinkiari base camp arrived at the location of the strike on February 26 around 6 AM, just two-and-a-half hours after IAF successfully bombed the terror camp.

Quoting sources, Marino wrote that a unit of the Pakistani Army arrived at the spot and transported the injured to the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen terror camp, located in Shinkiari, where Pakistan Army doctors treated them.

She also highlights that the hilltop training camp is still under the control of the Pakistan army, with a captain rank officer of the Mujahid battalion in command.