Despite Pakistan’s best efforts to cover up the fatalities following Indian airstrikes on the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp on February 26, fresh details have emerged which indicate that the impact of the strike immediately killed a large number of JeM terrorists.

Massive cover-up followed Balakot airstrike: Italian journalist to WION

Just days after Pakistan said it was willing to take Indian journalists to the site of the Balakot air strike, a new report has pegged the number of Jaish-e-Mohammed members killed at between 130 and 170. Italian journalist and author Francesca Marino, in a piece published in StringerAsia, said the strike carried out by India in the wee hours of February 26 “immediately killed a large number of JeM cadres.”

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Italian journalist and author Francesca Marino, in a piece published in StringerAsia, said the strike carried out by India in the wee hours of February 26 “immediately killed a large number of JeM cadres.”

Report: Over 130 JeM terrorists killed in Balakot air strike, 45 still under treatment

An Italian journalist has told WION that between 40 to 50 people were killed in the Indian air strikes on Pakistan's Balakot on Tuesday night. The air strikes — carried out by Mirage 2000s — Indian authorities have said, targeted a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp.

Between 40 to 50 killed in Indian air strike on Pakistan's Balakot: Italian journalist quoting eyewitness