Observer Report
Rawalpindi
The Pakistan Army on Friday said it has inflicted substantial losses on Indian troops. This has been allegedly accepted by the Indian media as well. Pakistan warned New Delhi that such provocative acts in the future “will be responded in the same coin.”
The military’s media wing, in a statement, said that Indian forces targeted civilian population along the Line of Control after being “humiliated” at the hands of local freedom fighters in occupied Kashmir, opposite Neelum Valley on the night of November 7/8.
“[The Indian Army] suffered few casualties including four soldiers. To ward off the humiliation faced by the Indian Army in front of the domestic audience, instead of finding the reasons from within and addressing the same, on November 13, 2020, the Indian Army opted for resorting to unprovoked and indiscriminate fire of all calibers, including artillery and heavy mortars, along the LOC in various sectors of AJ&K,” said the ISPR.
The military’s media wing said that Indian forces not only resorted to engaging Pakistan’s military posts but also targeted civilian population across the LoC which resulted in the martyrdom of four persons and 12 getting injured.
“Pakistan Army gave a befitting reply to the Indian Army, and effectively targeted those Indian posts which engaged innocent civilians,” said the ISPR. “As a result, substantial losses, both in terms of men and material, have been incurred on to Indian troops which have also been accepted by Indian media.”
The ISPR stated that the Indian Army’s losses were much more what they were acknowledging, adding that one brave Pakistani soldier was martyred in this exchange while five others were injured.
The armed forces made it clear that Pakistan is a peace-loving country and the Pakistan Army pursues the same aspirations. However, it warned India from committing any further acts of aggression and if it does, should be prepared to receive a befitting response.
“We stand committed to defend the motherland and our Kashmiri brethren even at the cost of our blood and lives. We assure, that all such provocative acts shall continue to be responded in the same coin,” said the ISPR.
Earlier, the ISPR had spoken about the exchange between the two sides after India resorted to unprovoked aggression across the LoC. IndianArmy troops CFV in Rakhchikri and Khanjar Sectors along LOC targeting civil population with rockets and mortars in Tari Band and Samahni villages. 1 citizen embraced shahadat, 3 civilians incl 2 women got injured.
