Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar asserted that Pakistan has been left shell-shocked by the 'surgical strikes'.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar asserted that Pakistan has been left shell-shocked by the 'surgical strikes'.
New Delhi: Asserting that the world has seen and acknowledged the valour of the Indian Army after it targeted terror launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in a surgical strike, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday called on Islamabad to simply wait and watch for New Delhi's next move.
-"Not just the nation, but the entire world has seen and acknowledged the example of courage and valour shown by our brave soldiers which has made India proud,-" Rajnath said on the sidelines of a Swachh Bharat event here.
When asked to react on Pakistan's claims that India has no proof of the existence of the surgical strike, Rajnath said -"bas dekhte jaiye (just wait and watch)-".
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However, the Pakistan army has dismissed claims that India's military conducted -"surgical strikes-" against -"terrorist units-" on its side of the border in Kashmir region.
Pakistan rejected the claims as an -"illusion-" but acknowledged the loss of two of its soldiers in the exchange of fire that also wounded nine others on Thursday.
-"There had been cross border fire initiated and conducted by India which is [an] existential phenomenon,-" said an Inter-Services Public Relations statement released shortly after the Indian director-general of military operations held a press conference making claims about surgical strikes.
-"The notion of surgical strike linked to alleged terrorists' bases is an illusion being deliberately generated by India to create false effects,-" the Pakistani military said in a statement.
-"This quest by Indian establishment to create media hype by rebranding cross border fire as surgical strike is fabrication of truth.-"
On Saturday, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar asserted that Pakistan has been left shell-shocked by the -"surgical strikes-" carried out by Indian Special Forces, adding that it was unable to realize how and when the Indian commandos sneaked into PoK to complete the mission.
