Key points
- 46 civilians were also injured in the attack
- India targets hydro-power structures
- Pakistan fully responds to Indian aggression
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from late-night Indian strikes on civilian sites in Pakistan has risen to 26.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, 46 civilians were also injured in the attack.
DG ISPR Gen Ahmed Chaudhry clarified that no Indian aircraft was allowed to enter Pakistan’s airspace and none of Pakistan’s jets went into the airspace.
“At no time, any of their aircraft were allowed to enter into Pakistan’s airspace and also at no time, none of Pakistan’s aircraft went into Indian airspace,” he told a media briefing.
Pakistan fully responds to Indian aggression
Stating that the Pakistan Army responded fully to the Indian aggression and destroyed “several” Indian checkposts and showed footage of a brigade headquarters from where he said India was violating the LoC ceasefire.
Other Indian checkposts hit included Chhatri, Jura and Sarlia-1, as well as a unit battalion headquarters.
India targets hydro-power structures
Sharing further details of the damage, DG ISPR said India targeted the Nauseri Dam structure of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project, terming the actions an “unacceptable and a dangerous escalation”.
“Is India trying to damage the water of Pakistan’s people? Does it know the consequences and meaning of this? […] Do international norms and war laws allow you to target the water reservoirs, dams and hydropower structures?” he asked.
Cowardly act
“During this cowardly act, many national and international flights were in the air and thousands of lives were put in grave danger,” the military spokesperson highlighted.
“At that time, there were 57 international flights operating inside Pakistan’s airspace,” he stated, adding that the consequences of any of those being hit “perhaps did not cross the minds of those who were undertaking this senseless aggression”.
