Indian claims of Balakot airstrike debunked by international media
Satellite images show area virtually unchanged from an April 2018 photo
Reuters
March 06, 2019
SINGAPORE/
NEW DELHI:
High-resolution satellite images reviewed by
Reuters show that an alleged school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the group’s training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants.
The images produced by Planet Labs Inc, a San Francisco-based private satellite operator, show at least six buildings on the site on March 4, six days after the airstrike.
Until now, no high-resolution satellite images were publicly available. But the images from Planet Labs, which show details as small as 72 cm (28 inches), offer a clearer look at the structures the Indian government said it attacked.
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Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday at 11:45 am. [File image]
Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala to meet PM Modi today ANI | Updated: Jan 13, 2021 11:48 IST
He is expected to discuss three Central agricultural laws and farmers issues with the Prime Minister, sources said.
Among other issues, discussion on textile hubs, airports, east-west corridors, railway routes is also likely to take place, sources added.
On Tuesday, Chautala along with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met Union Home Minister Amit Shah amidst the ongoing protests by farmers.
Chautala had earlier said that he will resign from his post in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government if he is unable to ensure minimum support price (MSP) for the procurement of farmers crops.
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