Where is Balakot, where the attack is going on

Pakistan claims that India has violated its airspace. Pakistani army spokesman General Asif Ghafoor has said that Indian aircraft infiltrated in Muzaffarabad but had to retreat after Pakistan's immediate action.

After the attack on a CRPF convoy and the killing of more than 40 soldiers in Pulwama district of India-administered Kashmir, there is a situation of tension in India and Pakistan.

India says that air force fighters have destroyed many hideouts of extremist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed.

Pakistani journalist Musharraf Zaidi tweeted, "Balakot Azad is not in Kashmir. If the IAF has dropped bombs in Balakot, then it is also across the Line of Control and Azad Kashmir. Balakot Khyber is in Pakhtunkhwa. India has not crossed the Line of Control, but it is an attack on Pakistan. "

However, there has been a debate over whether the Indian fighter aircraft arrived in Balakot. This debate is taking place both in Pakistan and India.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, including Pakistani journalist Musharraf Zaidi, has also asked whether this Balakot is a Pakistan administered Kashmir or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's.

Many people from Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from BBC Urdu journalist Zubair Khan said they heard four or five voices of the blast on Tuesday. However, Pakistan's security forces have not confirmed this. It is being said that if this Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is attacked in Balakot, then India has done this for the first time since 1971.

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Army spokesman tweeted, "Indian fighter aircrafts have penetrated three-four km inside Muzaffarabad sector across the Line of Control. There is no harm of any kind and no casualty has happened. "

Where is Balakot

Balakot Pakistan is in Manchera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This is Islamabad's capital of Islamabad, 160 kilometers away.

In Kashmir, when the earthquake occurred in 2005, Balakot was completely ruined. After the earthquake of 2005 it took quite a long time to get this city back on track. Saudi also helped a lot in rebuilding this city.

In the 7.6-magnitude earthquake, Balakot's 12 union councils were suppressed and they contained at least 40 thousand people. Balakot is a mountainous and very beautiful place. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan are well known for the weather.

Balakot is on the banks of Kunhar river. Apart from its beauty, Balakot is known for its various cultural and historical backgrounds. Balakot is very popular for tourism in Pakistan. Balakot is one of the four ancient coastal areas of the Indus Valley Civilization.

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