“We cannot comment on Pakistani claims on casualties on their side. They could be lower or even higher,” an officer said.
The officer denied any loss on the Indian side as claimed by the Pakistani media, adding, “We don’t hide our casualties. If there is something it will come out.” Later in the day, Pakistan’s military spokesperson released photos of each of the soldiers killed, even as the Army Chief General Raheel Sharif was shown attending funeral prayers for them, something close watchers of the military said indicated that the Army would be under pressure to launch possible reprisal attacks on the Indian side.
In Islamabad, Premier Nawaz Sharif’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz said the “Indian actions” may lead to a “strategic miscalculation”, a message that was repeated by the Pakistani Foreign Secretary when he summoned Mr. Bambawale to the Foreign Office. Pakistan also asked the U.N. monitoring group UNMOGIP to send an “urgent report” on the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan to the Security Council.
The MEA did not respond to Pakistan’s claims or to the strong statements.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
