'Thought it was an earthquake': Residents in Pakistan's Balakot thought earthquake jolted them from sleep even as they could hear IAF jets

Residents in quake-prone Balakot town in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday said y were woken by "loud explosions" and thought a fresh tremor must have hit region when Indian Air Force jets pounded a large terror training camp. 

Balakot town in Pakistan's rth-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was destroyed during 2005 Kashmir earthquake and was rebuilt with assistance from Saudi Arabia. 

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Residents in several towns near Balakot reported hearing explosions early on Tuesday. Mohamm il, a farmer in Jaba vill, said he and his family were woken at about 03:00 by "a huge explosion". He said y thought an earthquake must have hit region. 

"n we heard jets flying over. We went to place in morning. re was a huge crater and four or five houses were destroyed," he said. 

In a pinpointed and swift air strike that lasted less than two minutes, India pounded Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing up to 350 terrorists and trainers who were moved re for ir protection after Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 40 CRPF soldiers. 

pre-dawn operation, described as "n-military" and "preemptive", struck a five-star resort-style camp on a hilltop forest.