New Delhi: The Pakistan Army lost nearly 35 to 40 personnel between May 7-10, when India launched retaliatory counterstrikes in response to the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, said the Director General Of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai at a special press briefing on Saturday.
The Army underlined that the aim was to target terrorists and their infrastructure and not Pakistani civilians or military establishments.
“Our aim on the 7th of May was to target terrorists and their infrastructure, not any other infrastructure, especially not Pakistani civilian or military establishments, and we achieved this with precision. However, on the evening of 7th May, we were subjected to a wave of Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and small drones, which targeted both our civilian and military areas. They were successfully intercepted. While three drones managed to land, they caused minimal damage,” said the Army.
“The key difference here is that we targeted terrorist, whereas the Pakistani response focused on our civilians and military infrastructure – a move that demands a response. In retaliation, we struck radar installations near Lahore and close to Gujranwala. Yet, we want to emphasise that escalation is not our goal. Our conflict is with terrorists, not with the Pakistani military establishment,” said the Army.
