India carries out “surgical strikes” against Pakistani positions
India announced today that it carried out early morning “surgical strikes” on Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, targeting bases and causing “significant casualties to terrorists” who it said were planning attacks on Indian territory.
Pakistan, however, has played down the operation, saying that no surgical strike had taken place but there had been only small-arms fire along the border. However, they have announced that two Pakistani soldiers had been killed and nine wounded.
In a statement, a Pakistani military spokesman called India’s announcement a “fabrication” and “an illusion being deliberately generated by India to create false effects.”
“If India tries to do this again, we will respond forcefully,” Pakistan’s defense minister, Khawaja Asif, said in a statement. “India is doing this only to please their media and public.”
Meanwhile, India claims that Pakistani troops today (29th) violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Naugam sector of Kashmir by opening indiscriminate fire towards Indian Army posts.India states it was the second ceasefire violation by Pakistan in as many days.
