Opposition leaders lauded the Indian Air Force after cross-LoC airstrikes were reported on Tuesday morning, 12 days after a terrorist attack in Pulwama killed 40 CRPF jawans.

Sources say 200 to 300 terrorists have been killed.

The government has not commented yet, but an official statement is expected soon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security this morning.

One Union Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, announced the strike on Twitter.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal all tweeted messages of praise for the IAF.

So did West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who said IAF also meant "India's Amazing Fighters".

The cross-border air attack destroyed terrorist launchpads and Jaish-e-Mohammed control rooms, sources said.

It comes just 12 days after Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based terrorist group, carried out the suicide bombing in Pulwama, which sparked widespread fury in India.

It has already killed the mastermind of the bombing in an encounter, gone on a diplomatic offensive to isolate Pakistan on the world stage, increased basic customs duty on Pakistani exports, and reiterated plans to stop its share of Indus water from flowing to its northwestern neighbour. (India Today)