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The Indian Army today said it has conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan, killing several terrorists and causing significant casualties to their hideouts.
“The Army has conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads on the LoC and significant casualties have been caused. The motive of this operation was to hit out at the terrorists who were planning to infiltrate into our territory,” Director General of Military Operation (DGMO) Lt General Ranbir Singh said today in a joint press conference with officials from the Ministry of External Affairs.
The Army said special commandos crossed the LoC last night, conducted the operation in the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and returned to the Indian side without any casualty. The Air Force was not involved in the surgical strike. The Army has claimed to have killed at least 38. The entire operation was monitored for the entire night by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval from the Army headquarters in New Delhi.
It was because of this operation that Parrikar and Doval had cancelled their dinner on Wednesday night with the Coast Guard commanders. Minutes after India announced on Thursday that it carried out surgical strikes across the LoC on Wednesday night, Sharif denounced what he called was an “unprovoked and naked aggression” by Indian forces. Radio Pakistan quoted him as saying that the Indian operation led to the death of two Pakistani soldiers. India Today magazine listed some options for a covert operation. “Our intent for peaceful neighbourhood should not be mistaken
as our weakness as our valiant forces are fully capable of defending the territorial integrity of our country,” the Prime Minister said. He said Pakistan can “thwart any evil design made to undermine the sovereignty of Pakistan”. “I spoke to the Pakistan DGMO and shared our concerns. I told him that we conducted surgical strikes last night,” Lt Gen Singh said. The Pakistani Army has also admitted that two of its soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with Indian forces across the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today. Earlier today, India responded to unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan on LOC with punitive strikes. Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in Indian firing. India had on Tuesday announced that it was pulling out of the SAARC summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November after the September 18 cross-border terror attack on an Indian Army base in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir that claimed the lives of 18 Indian soldiers. PM Modi had said that the Uri attack would not go unavenged.
Dawn.com | ISLAMABAD adds: At least two Pakistan Army soldiers were killed as Indian troops fired across the Line of Control in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. The Pakistani military confirmed the deaths of its soldiers yet dismissed the Indian claim of ‘surgical strikes’.
“There had been cross border fire initiated and conducted by India which is [an] existential phenomenon,” said an ISPR statement released shortly after the Indian Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) held a press conference making claims about surgical strikes. An exchange of fire between Pakistani and Indian LoC troops began at 2:30am and continued till 8:00am in the Bhimber, Hotspring, Kel and Lipa sectors in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the ISPR statement said.
“Pakistani troops befittingly responded to Indian unprovoked firing on the LoC.” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said nine soldiers were injured during the incident, and added that small firearms were used to respond in a “befitting manner”. Shortly after the exchange of fire, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Defence held a joint press conference in New Delhi in which DGMO?Lt Gen Ranbir Singh alleged that surgical strikes were conducted by the Indian army on “terror launch pads along the LoC”. The strikes will not continue, he said.
Meanwhile, Villages bordering Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab are being evacuated in view of India carrying out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC. Villages in Attari sector in Jammu and Kashmir are being evacuated, as per ANI. Further, with six districts of Punjab sharing boundaries with Pakistan, the Centre earlier asked the state to evacuate people residing in villages within 10 kms of IB. The schools in the border areas have also been asked to remain shut until further orders, as per officials, PTI reported. Earlier, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over telephone today to request him to immediately start the process of evacuation of the people.
The Indian Army today said it has conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan, killing several terrorists and causing significant casualties to their hideouts.
“The Army has conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads on the LoC and significant casualties have been caused. The motive of this operation was to hit out at the terrorists who were planning to infiltrate into our territory,” Director General of Military Operation (DGMO) Lt General Ranbir Singh said today in a joint press conference with officials from the Ministry of External Affairs.
The Army said special commandos crossed the LoC last night, conducted the operation in the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and returned to the Indian side without any casualty. The Air Force was not involved in the surgical strike. The Army has claimed to have killed at least 38. The entire operation was monitored for the entire night by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval from the Army headquarters in New Delhi.
It was because of this operation that Parrikar and Doval had cancelled their dinner on Wednesday night with the Coast Guard commanders. Minutes after India announced on Thursday that it carried out surgical strikes across the LoC on Wednesday night, Sharif denounced what he called was an “unprovoked and naked aggression” by Indian forces. Radio Pakistan quoted him as saying that the Indian operation led to the death of two Pakistani soldiers. India Today magazine listed some options for a covert operation. “Our intent for peaceful neighbourhood should not be mistaken
as our weakness as our valiant forces are fully capable of defending the territorial integrity of our country,” the Prime Minister said. He said Pakistan can “thwart any evil design made to undermine the sovereignty of Pakistan”. “I spoke to the Pakistan DGMO and shared our concerns. I told him that we conducted surgical strikes last night,” Lt Gen Singh said. The Pakistani Army has also admitted that two of its soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with Indian forces across the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today. Earlier today, India responded to unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan on LOC with punitive strikes. Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in Indian firing. India had on Tuesday announced that it was pulling out of the SAARC summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November after the September 18 cross-border terror attack on an Indian Army base in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir that claimed the lives of 18 Indian soldiers. PM Modi had said that the Uri attack would not go unavenged.
Dawn.com | ISLAMABAD adds: At least two Pakistan Army soldiers were killed as Indian troops fired across the Line of Control in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. The Pakistani military confirmed the deaths of its soldiers yet dismissed the Indian claim of ‘surgical strikes’.
“There had been cross border fire initiated and conducted by India which is [an] existential phenomenon,” said an ISPR statement released shortly after the Indian Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) held a press conference making claims about surgical strikes. An exchange of fire between Pakistani and Indian LoC troops began at 2:30am and continued till 8:00am in the Bhimber, Hotspring, Kel and Lipa sectors in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the ISPR statement said.
“Pakistani troops befittingly responded to Indian unprovoked firing on the LoC.” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said nine soldiers were injured during the incident, and added that small firearms were used to respond in a “befitting manner”. Shortly after the exchange of fire, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Defence held a joint press conference in New Delhi in which DGMO?Lt Gen Ranbir Singh alleged that surgical strikes were conducted by the Indian army on “terror launch pads along the LoC”. The strikes will not continue, he said.
Meanwhile, Villages bordering Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab are being evacuated in view of India carrying out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC. Villages in Attari sector in Jammu and Kashmir are being evacuated, as per ANI. Further, with six districts of Punjab sharing boundaries with Pakistan, the Centre earlier asked the state to evacuate people residing in villages within 10 kms of IB. The schools in the border areas have also been asked to remain shut until further orders, as per officials, PTI reported. Earlier, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over telephone today to request him to immediately start the process of evacuation of the people.
