Pakistan Lost Over 100 Soldiers Along LoC, 12 Aircraft In Operation Sindoor: DGMO Lt
Pakistan Lost Over 100 Soldiers Along LoC, 12 Aircraft In Operation Sindoor: DGMO Lt Gen Ghai
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15/10/202512
The Pakistani military lost over 100 soldiers along the Line of Control and 12 aircraft during ‘Operation Sindoor in May, said Indian Army’s Director General Military Operations Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai on Tuesday.
Lt Gen Ghai cited a list of awards conferred posthumously by the Pakistani military, echoing the details shared by Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh a few days ago.
He shared certain details of the May 7 to 10 hostilities, saying Pakistan had resorted to cross-border firing immediately after India pounded nine terror targets on May 7.
“Pakistanis possibly unwittingly let out their awards list last month on the 14th of August, and the number of posthumous awards that they awarded suggests to us now that their casualties on the LoC were also in excess of 100," Lt Gen Ghai said during a conclave of army chiefs from UN Troop Contributing Nations. “We went after terrorists, and once that had been achieved, it wasn’t our intention to escalate it unless compelled to do so. There was also cross-border firing by Pakistan immediately once the terror targets were engaged."
The DGMO said the Indian Navy was fully ready to play its part and if Pakistan had decided to continue with the hostilities any further, it could have been “catastrophic for it, not only from the sea but from other dimensions as well".
‘PAK DRONE ATTACKS DISMAL FAILURE’
Giving a vivid account of Operation Sindoor, Lt Gen Ghai said Pakistan’s drone attacks against India was a “dismal failure" as they sent them in even after the two DGMOs had spoken.
“A variety and class of drones were utilised in an attempt to cause casualties and damage to (our) men and material. But everything was a dismal failure," he said.
The attacks, he said, led to the Indian Air Force’s precision strikes on Pakistan installations on the intervening night of May 9 and 10.
“We hit 11 of their air bases. If you see, eight air bases, three hangars and four radars were damaged. Pakistani air assets were destroyed on the ground as well," he said.
The DGMO said Pakistani losses on the ground included one C-130 class of aircraft and one AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning & Control), four to five fighter jets. He said Pakistan also suffered losses in the air.
“We now know that the world’s longest ever ground-to-air kill was at 300 km plus and five high-tech fighters (were hit). I think the impunity with which these attacks were carried out is what is significant," he said.
‘DID NOT LET PAHALGAM TERRORISTS REST’
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 as retaliatory action to the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 civilian lives.
Lt Gen Ghai mentioned killing of the three terrorists in June who carried out the Pahalgam attack, adding the army was determined to “chase them to the depths of hell and we did".
“It took us 96 days but we did not let them rest," he said. “Often, people can turn around and tell you where they have vanished. But it is at times, like searching for a needle in a haystack. While it may seem very simple to the non discerning, these things take time," he said.
