‘Pak's attempted attack face saving exercise’
PTI | Feb 28, 2019, 07:35 ISTLudhiana: Pakistan’s attempted attack on India’s military installations was a mere ‘face saving exercise’, former Army chief Gen V P Malik (Retd) said here on Wednesday.
“It's inadequacy was amply exposed during yesterday's air strikes by Indian Air Force on the terrorist camps when their forces were caught unaware,” he added.
He said the Pakistan government was left with no other choice but to retaliate even if the attack failed to achieve anything.
Earlier in the day, a Pakistani Air Force F-16 fighter jet was shot down by an Indian Air Force (IAF) MIG-21 jet in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
In a press statement, external affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, accompanied by Air Vice Marshal R G K Kapoor, said the Pakistani jet had on its target the country's military installations.
The attempted attack came a day after Indian fighter jets destroyed a terror camp in Balakot town of town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
"Pakistan has responded this morning by using its Air Force to target military installations on the Indian side. Due to our high state of readiness and alertness, Pakistan's attempts were foiled successfully,” Kumar said.
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“It's inadequacy was amply exposed during yesterday's air strikes by Indian Air Force on the terrorist camps when their forces were caught unaware,” he added.
He said the Pakistan government was left with no other choice but to retaliate even if the attack failed to achieve anything.
Earlier in the day, a Pakistani Air Force F-16 fighter jet was shot down by an Indian Air Force (IAF) MIG-21 jet in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
In a press statement, external affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, accompanied by Air Vice Marshal R G K Kapoor, said the Pakistani jet had on its target the country's military installations.
The attempted attack came a day after Indian fighter jets destroyed a terror camp in Balakot town of town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
"Pakistan has responded this morning by using its Air Force to target military installations on the Indian side. Due to our high state of readiness and alertness, Pakistan's attempts were foiled successfully,” Kumar said.
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