The Indian army conducted surgical strikes on Wednesday night on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) where they induced heavy damages to terrorists and even killed several of them.
Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Director General Military Operations (DGMO) and Vikas Swarup, spokesperson for Ministry of External Affairs, India held a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday whether they disclosed about this operation.
Watch the video where the DGMO informed about the surgical strike.
While details of duration of the surgical strikes or when it was conducted or the place was not immediately given, Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations says Indian offensive carried out in Bhimber, Hotspring, Kel & Lipa sectors, on Pakistan’s side of LoC, reports ANI.
Gen Singh said no Indian casualties occurred during the surgical strikes.
Sources informed PTI said that at least two terror camps were struck during the surgical strikes.
Gen Singh said the operation to neutralise terrorists has since ceased and “we don’t have any plans for any further operation as of now” but added the armed forces will not allow terrorists to carry out any attacks in J&K or any major Indian cities.
He said the strikes were launched after getting “very specific and credible” intelligence input that the infiltrators were being pushed to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and in some major Indian cities.