We struck Pakistan 3 times in the last 5 years, but won’t give full details: India’s home minister

[Kashmirilion]

India carried out three cross-border strikes in Pakistan in the last five years, the country’s Home Affairs Minister Rajnath Singh has said. One of these three strikes, however, remains shrouded in secrecy.
Singh admitted that Indian forces struck alleged terrorist “launch pads” in Pakistani Kashmir in 2016, after four militants killed 19 Indian soldiers near the town of Uri. India struck again last month, bombing suspected terrorist training camps in Pakistani territory, in retaliation for a suicide bombing attack that had claimed the lives of 40 Indian police officers.

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“I want to tell you brothers and sisters that, in the last five years, we have gone beyond our borders thrice and our men have successfully conducted airstrikes,” Singh told a public rally in Mangalore on Saturday. “About two I will tell you, but won't tell you about the third one.”

The third strike may refer to an alleged 2017 Indian Army action that Indian journalist Shiv Aroor said had killed three Pakistani soldiers. The army did not confirm or deny the attack at the time.

In each of the acknowledged cases, Indian forces targeted the militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group. India has accused the Pakistani government of aiding and abetting terrorism, and has cautioned its nuclear-armed neighbor that supporting terrorism will not be tolerated.

“The country will not provoke anyone, but will not leave anyone if provoked,” he said.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has detained close relatives of Jaish-e-Mohammed’s leader, Masood Azhar. Prime Minister Imran Khan declared on Friday that Islamabad “will not allow Pakistan's land to be used for any kind of outside terrorism.”

The most recent strikes set off a ***-for-tat escalation that saw the much-publicized capture and prompt release of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, as well as outbreaks of shooting and shelling along the heavily militarized border.



https://www.rt.com/news/453433-india-strikes-pakistan-secret/

 

[Adijazz1706]

Expect the joshilay of the forum to run away with this claim and bring it up whenever and wherever

 

[IAJ]

Well if you are going to strike like you have done those 3 times, please go on and do that for another 1000 times. It is after all your soldiers who are being killed so you can have these moral strikes.

 

[MRSN]

"I'm not supposed to tell you this"

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

So, they're further embarrassing themselves

Truly pathetic

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Yeah in Call of Duty it seems. Our ministers and media are getting worse day by day.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Kamran akmal comes to my mind give me three chances as an opener.

 

[Madplayer]

Pakistan can also claim the same without giving any details. What a joke of a government

 

[ahsan17]

So any time Pakistan claims something about India, Pakistan should provide proof. But we are not supposed to ask for proof when India claims something.

 

[Slim]

Oh, its okay. Pakistan army struck India 420 times in last 1 day. I cannot give full details.

 

[Pak Warrior]

Congrats india your Bollywood culture has spread into your government also now, Even they are becoming actors and promoting fictional stories. Waiting for uri 2 uri 3 uri4 etc...

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Lala land

 

[Sirris]

From an Indian point of view despite India regularly conducting surgical strikes and destroying terror camps in Pakistan, the violence in Kashmir valley has only increased. With Pulwama being the deadliest attack on Indian forces in the last two decades. Something isn't working.

 

[PakLFC]

It is Congress more then Pak that wants evidence! I have struck India a 100 times....in my dreams!!

 

[PakLFC]

From an Indian point of view despite India regularly conducting surgical strikes and destroying terror camps in Pakistan, the violence in Kashmir valley has only increased. With Pulwama being the deadliest attack on Indian forces in the last two decades. Something isn't working.

Rubbish! You don't have the guts to strike Pak! Pulwama will be a walk in the park if you dare to do that.

 

[Sirris]

Rubbish! You don't have the guts to strike Pak! Pulwama will be a walk in the park if you dare to do that.

Dude, i can't take you seriously. You come across as someone who has is either too prideful to understand what I am trying to say or you genuinely have a low reading comprehension level. Your attitude of justifying the official Pakistani narrative no matter what is hindering you from thinking properly.

 

[PakLFC]

Dude, i can't take you seriously. You come across as someone who has is either too prideful to understand what I am trying to say or you genuinely have a low reading comprehension level. Your attitude of justifying the official Pakistani narrative no matter what is hindering you from thinking properly.

I am very well read thank you very much needing no approval from someone like you. It is clear what you are trying to say here that India has conducted surgical strikes in Pak many times. Your latest so called fake surgical strikes have even been dismissed by the international media. This is why your media and PM can't prove a thing at all. How much humiliation does India want?

 

[Adijazz1706]

I am very well read thank you very much needing no approval from someone like you. It is clear what you are trying to say here that India has conducted surgical strikes in Pak many times. Your latest so called fake surgical strikes have even been dismissed by the international media. This is why your media and PM can't prove a thing at all. How much humiliation does India want?

You've gotta be kidding, he clearly means that if India actually did these strikes, something like Pulwama should not happen

 

[PakLFC]

You've gotta be kidding, he clearly means that if India actually did these strikes, something like Pulwama should not happen

What their people need to understand is India only has itself to blame for incidents like Pulwama. That India did strikes on Pak when they can't even handle some stone throwers defies basic logic. Pulwama like incidents would cease only if India stopped beating, raping and blinding the Kashmiris not by going to war against Pak. India and its people need to deal with the disease not the symptoms. This chest thumping they do to make themselves feel better does no good to anyone.

 

[Bilal_103]

Do Indians genuinely believe all the animosity towards them in Kashmir is because of Pakistan? I mean they can do as many "surgical strikes" as they want but it wont change the fact that kashmiris dont like them.

 

[Sirris]

You've gotta be kidding, he clearly means that if India actually did these strikes, something like Pulwama should not happen

I am glad at least someone understood my point and that I wasn't being incoherent. Sometimes it is better to point at the flaws of the opponents narrative than trying to justify and defend one's own position to death. India is claiming to kill 100s of "terrorists" in Pakistan just with the blink of an eye. However Pulwama showed that India's supposed surgical strikes on JeM camps after Uri attack in 2016 had little effect.

Likewise Pakistani leaders and military claim they have no role in the Kashmiri militant attacks on Indian forces. While overly patriotic Pakistanis tend to display the exact opposite behavior and threaten with more Pulwama type attack if Pakistani soil is threatened. Which gives strength to India's narrative and undermines the sacrifices of local Kashmiris.

I have told PakLFC guy that double-games and covert wars aren't fooling the world. Either Pakistani leaders openly support the armed Kashmiri struggle or they follow through their claims of not supporting them which will in turn give more credibility to the indigenous sturggle of Kashmiri people. However this guy has too much of a pride to grasp this simple concept and thinks I am indian just for suggesting to be sincere in our approach.

 

[Greenstorm]

I am glad at least someone understood my point and that I wasn't being incoherent. Sometimes it is better to point at the flaws of the opponents narrative than trying to justify and defend one's own position to death. India is claiming to kill 100s of "terrorists" in Pakistan just with the blink of an eye. However Pulwama showed that India's supposed surgical strikes on JeM camps after Uri attack in 2016 had little effect.

Likewise Pakistani leaders and military claim they have no role in the Kashmiri militant attacks on Indian forces. While overly patriotic Pakistanis tend to display the exact opposite behavior and threaten with more Pulwama type attack if Pakistani soil is threatened. Which gives strength to India's narrative and undermines the sacrifices of local Kashmiris.

I have told PakLFC guy that double-games and covert wars aren't fooling the world. Either Pakistani leaders openly support the armed Kashmiri struggle or they follow through their claims of not supporting them which will in turn give more credibility to the indigenous sturggle of Kashmiri people. However this guy has too much of a pride to grasp this simple concept and thinks I am indian just for suggesting to be sincere in our approach.

I think we have stopped supporting them a long time back. It is practically impossible after the fencing of LOC.

 

[Sirris]

I think we have stopped supporting them a long time back. It is practically impossible after the fencing of LOC.

Yes the level of our support has changed drastically. In the 90s 1000s of Pakistani origin fighter would cross over LoC and die fighting in Kashmir, while many Kashmiri would come to the Pakistani side to receive military training.

However since early 2000s much of this isn't possible anymore while Pakistani establishment has publicly distanced itself from militant activities in Kashmir. Which is why it's even more dumb to still allow public institutions to be associated with banned organizations like JeM. Irrespective of the fact whether such institutions have military activities or are purely of educational nature.

 

[rhony]

Yes the level of our support has changed drastically. In the 90s 1000s of Pakistani origin fighter would cross over LoC and die fighting in Kashmir, while many Kashmiri would come to the Pakistani side to receive military training.

However since early 2000s much of this isn't possible anymore while Pakistani establishment has publicly distanced itself from militant activities in Kashmir. Which is why it's even more dumb to still allow public institutions to be associated with banned organizations like JeM. Irrespective of the fact whether such institutions have military activities or are purely of educational nature.

I guess the training was subpar considering they are all dead. Pak should train the Kashmiris in common sense instead. Imran Khan school of common Sense is desperately needed in the valley. Folks like me can even donate some money for that cause.

 

[Kroll]

I have travelled to Mars three times in the last five years but but but I won't give full details.

 

[Saeed]

Impressive, a few million more and whole billion tsunami tree thing would be reversed.