IAF Strike in Balakot, Pakistan: Jammu, Leh and Srinagar airports have been indefinitely shutNew Delhi: A day after the Indian fighter jets crossed the Line of Control or LoC before dawn and carried out "non-military, pre-emptive air strikes" to target terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's camp in Pakistan, the Jammu, Leh and Srinagar airports were indefinitely shut.

The move comes after an Indian Air Force chopper crashed in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam this morning.

Two bodies were recovered from the site, said police.The crash took place after both sides across the LoC exchanged heavy shelling and firing.

The area has been on high alert amid warnings by Pakistan of retaliation after Tuesday's strike by the Indian Air Force.There have also been reports coming in of Pakistani fighter jets violating Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri sectors.Earlier in the day, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, in a visit to China, said India wants to avoid any "further escalation of the situation" and will "continue to act with responsibility and restraint".The US asked Pakistan to take "meaningful action" against terror groups, with the Donald Trump administration calling for India and Pakistan to "exercise restraint" amid heightened tension between the two.IAF Balakot Air Strike: IndiGo flight 6E 372, which took off from Chandigarh at 9.26 am, returned backIndiGo flight 6E 372, from Chandigarh to Srinagar, turned back mid-flight to Chandigarh, due to the shuttering of the Srinagar airport.IAF Balakot Air Strike: Go Air Flight from Chandigarh to Srinagar CancelledGoAir Flight G8 911 from Chandigarh to Srinagar which had to take off at 12.40 pm from Chandigarh has been cancelled after the shut down of the Srinagar airport.IAF Balakot Air Strike: PM Narendra Modi holds high-level security meet at his homePrime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a high-level security meeting at his home.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, the Air Force chief and other officials are present at the meeting.IAF Balakot Air Strike: Pakistan Claims "Strikes Across Line Of Control From Within Pak Airspace"Pakistan today claimed "strikes across Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace" a day after Indian fighter jets destroyed a vast terror camp within Pakistan in a pre-dawn strike."This was not a retaliation to continued Indian belligerence.

Pakistan has therefore, taken strikes at non military target, avoiding human loss and collateral damage.

Sole purpose being to demonstrate our right, will and capability for self defence.

We have no intention of escalation, but are fully prepared to do so if forced into that paradigm.

That is why we undertook the action with clear warning and in broad daylight," said the Pakistani statement.BREAKING: IAF Balakot Air Strike: Pakistan Claims Strikes Across Line Of Control From Within Pakistan AirspacePakistan claims "strikes across Line of Control from within Pak airspace", says "purpose to demonstrate right to self-defence"IAF Balakot Air Strike: Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation especially along the border with PakistanHome Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday reviewed the security situation in the country, especially along the border with Pakistan, a day after Indian fighter jets bombed the biggest camp of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad in that country, officials said, reported news agency Press Trust of India.During the meeting, attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval among others, a detailed presentation was given about the security situation in the country and steps taken to ensure peace in all sensitive places, according to PTI.Mr Singh directed the officials to ensure the Border Security Force, which guards the India-Pakistan border continues to remain on highest level of alertness so that any misadventure from across the border could be foiled, a home ministry official said, according to PTI."Due to airspace restrictions, flights to and from Amritsar, Srinagar, Chandigarh and Jammu are currently on hold.

Customers are requested to check flight status before commencing their journey to the airport," tweeted Vistara Airlines.IAF Strike In Pakistan: Joint Session of Pak parliament called today to discuss tension with India, formulate national response: news agency PTIThe joint session of Pakistan's Parliament has been called today (Wednesday) to discuss the tension with India and formulate a national response, reported PTI.The parliamentary leaders will also be given an in-camera briefing by the government on the situation after India's strikes.After IAF Strike in Balakot, Imran Khan calls for meeting of top decision-making body on nuclear issuesPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called a meeting of the top decision making body on nuclear issues after India targeted terrorist camp in the country, according to news agency Press Trust of India.The National Command Authority controls policy formulation, exercises, deployment, research and development, employment and operational command and control of the country''s nuclear arsenals, according to PTI.The decision to call the NCA meeting was taken on Tuesday in the meeting of National Security Committee - a civil-military top level body that discussed the situation after the Indian attack.The joint session of Parliament has been called today (Wednesday) to discuss the tension with India and formulate a national response, reported PTI.

The parliamentary leaders will also be given an in-camera briefing by the government on the situation after India''s strikes.Read Here: IAF Air Strike At Balakot, Pakistan: Airspace Over Jammu, Leh And Srinagar Shut, Flights Diverted, Say SourcesAll airspace at Jammu, Srinagar and Leh, close to the border with Pakistan, has been shut down indefinitely, sources say.Commercial flights have been put on hold.The area has been on high alert amid warnings of retaliation after India's fighter jets crossed the Line of Control and destroyed a vast terror camp within Pakistan in a pre-dawn strike on Tuesday.There have been reports of Pakistani fighter jets violating Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri sectors.Airspace over Jammu, Srinagar and Leh has been shut downInbound flights to Jammu and Srinagar have been diverted.

Airspace over Jammu, Srinagar and Leh has been shut down.Balakot IAF Strike: Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he won't attend Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meet in Abu Dhabi, due to Sushma Swaraj's presencePakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that he will not attend the upcoming Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meet in Abu Dhabi due to Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's presence at the conclave as the "guest of honour," according to news agency IANS.India has been invited for the very first time to attend the foreign ministers' conclave in Abu Dhabi next month where Sushma Swaraj will be the "guest of honour".Speaking to Geo News, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, according to IANS: "I have spoken to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister and have expressed my reservations over her (Sushma Swaraj) invitation.

I have made myself clear that India has shown aggression.

Under the current circumstances, it will not be possible for me to attend OIC meeting where Sushma Swaraj is present."Civilian air traffic to and from Srinagar airport has been suspended, say officials, according to news agency PTIAll civilian air traffic to and from Srinagar airport has been suspended, according to officials, reports news agency Press Trust of IndiaRead Here: IAF Balakot Air Strike: Husain Haqqani: No Country Spoke In Our Favour On Indian StrikeIt is telling that no country, including China, has spoken out in favour of Pakistan after India's air strike on a terror camp in the country, a former Pakistani envoy to the US said Tuesday, asserting that it was reflective that the world's patience on terrorist safe havens is running thin.Balakot Strike: "Telling That No Country Spoke Out In Pak's Favour," Says Ex-Pak EnvoyIt is telling that no country, including China, has spoken out in favour of Pakistan after India''s air strike on a terror camp in the country, a former Pakistani envoy to the US said Tuesday, asserting that it was reflective that the world's patience on terrorist safe havens is running thin, reported news agency Press Trust of India."It is telling that no country has spoken out in Pakistan's favour after the Indian air strike," Husain Haqqani, the former Pakistani Ambassador to the US, told PTI.India bombed and destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan''s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80-km from the Line of Control (LoC) early Tuesday, killing a "very large number" of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders.The strike was the first by the Indian Air Force (IAF) inside Pakistan after the 1971 war.Read Here: Balakot IAF Strike: Pakistan Must Act Against Terror, Says US After India's Strike On JaishThe US has asked Pakistan to take "meaningful action" against terrorist groups a day after India destroyed a major terror training camp across the Line of Control.

The Donald Trump administration also called for India and Pakistan to "exercise restraint" amid heightened tension between the two countries.Read Here: IAF Strike In Balakot, Pakistan: "India Doesn't Wish To See Further Escalation": Sushma Swaraj In ChinaA day after India sent its fighter jets across the Line of Control to strike a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp within Pakistan, Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said in China that India wants to avoid any "further escalation of the situation" and will "continue to act with responsibility and restraint".IAF strike in Balakot, Pakistan: "India decided to take pre-emptive action," says Sushma SwarajIndia does not wish to see further escalation of the situation after the Balakot strike and will continue to act with responsibility and restraint, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told China and Russia in China's Wuzhen on Wednesday after the country targeted terrorist training camp in Pakistan as she asked all nations to show "zero tolerance to terrorism", reported news agency Press Trust of India.Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan for the February 14 Pulwama terror attack at the Russia, India and China (RIC) meeting, she defended India's airstrikes on terrorist bases in Pakistan, saying that it was pre-emptive action aimed at stopping further attacks by Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM), according to news agency PTI."The recent dastardly terrorist attack on our security forces in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir is perpetrated by Jaish-e-Muhammad, a Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation proscribed by the UN and other countries .

We lost more than 40 personnel from CRPF," Ms Swaraj said, quoted by PTI."Such dastardly terrorist attacks are grim reminder for all the countries to show zero tolerance to terrorism and take decisive action against them," she said at the meeting attended by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavarov.Read Here: Balakot IAF Strike: Pakistan Must Act Against Terror, Says US After India's Strike On JaishThe US has asked Pakistan to take action against terrorist groups a day after India destroyed a major terror training camp across the Line of Control.

The Donald Trump administration also called for India and Pakistan to "exercise restraint" amid heightened tension between the two countries.IAF strike in Balakot, Pakistan: US urges India, Pakistan to avoid "further military activity, avoid escalation and exercise restraint"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke separately with the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan and urged them to avoid "further military activity" following an air strike by India inside Pakistan, according to news agency Reuters."I expressed to both Ministers that we encourage India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, and avoid escalation at any cost," Pompeo said in a statement issued in Washington on Tuesday."I also encouraged both Ministers to prioritize direct communication and avoid further military activity," he said, according to news agency Reuters.Firing has stopped now in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, after an encounter started earlier today morningFiring stopped after an encounter broke out early today morning in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir.Balakot Strike: "No military installation was targeted, it was not a military op": Sushma SwarajSushma Swaraj, on her visit to China, spoke on the IAF strike at Balakot in Pakistan."It wasn't a military op, no military installation targeted.

Objective was to act against terrorist infrastructure of JeM to preempt another terror attack in India.

India doesn't wish to see further escalation of situation.

It'll continue to act with responsibility restraint," said Sushma Swaraj, quoted by news agency ANI.Day after IAF strike at Balakot, Sushma Swaraj Raises Pulwama Terror Attack With Chinese Counterpart Wang YiForeign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday raised the recent Pulwama suicide attack in her crucial bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here, a day after India destroyed a major Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) terror training camp in Pakistan.IAF Balakot Strike: Sushma Swaraj raises the Pulwama terror attack with Chinese counterpart: News agency PTIExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday raised the recent Pulwama suicide attack in her crucial bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at China's Wuzhen, a day after India destroyed a major Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) terror training camp in Pakistan, according to news agency Press Trust of India."I am visiting China at a time when there is grief and anger in India.

It is the worst terrorist attack directed against our security forces in Jammu and Kashmir," she said in her opening remarks during the meeting held on the side-lines of Russia, India, China Foreign Ministers meeting, according to PTI."The attack was carried out by Jaish-e-Muhammed, the Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation," she said.

Read Here: Shopian Encounter: Encounter Breaks Out Between Terrorists, Security Forces In Jammu And Kashmir's ShopianAn encounter broke out early this morning between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian, a day after Indian fighter jets struck a training camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed.Read Here: After IAF Balakot Strike, Schools In Rajouri Closed Amid Heavy Shelling At LoC, Pak Violates CeasefirePakistani troops fired mortar shells and small arms across the Line of Control at several areas in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in a sharp escalation of ceasefire violations that have been underway for the last three consecutive days.Read Here: Day After IAF Balakot Strike, Encounter Breaks Out Between Terrorists, Security Forces In Jammu And Kashmir's ShopianAn encounter broke out early this morning between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian, a day after Indian fighter jets struck a training camp of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed.READ: IAF Balakot Strike: Sushma Swaraj Leaves For Trilateral Meet In China Amid India-Pakistan TensionHours after Indian Air Force fighter planes struck a terror camp in Balakot across the Pakistan border, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left for China to attend a Russia-India-China meeting on Tuesday night.

She is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the pre-dawn air strike with foreign ministers of the two countries.An encounter is underway in Shopian, Jammu and KashmirThe Jammu and Kashmir police tweeted saying an encounter was underway at Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir.