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India should accept that no surgical strike happened in 2016, says Pakistan Army
After External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj acknowledged that no civilian or soldier was killed in the Balakot attack, Pakistan Army said that New Delhi should also take back its claim about the shooting down of a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet and the 2016 surgical strike.
The spokesperson of the Pakistan Army Major General Asif Ghafoor while reacting to Swaraj’s statement, in a tweet said:
Finally the truth under ground reality compulsions. Hopefully, so will be about other false Indian claims ie surgical strike 2016, denial of shooting down of 2 IAF jets by PAF and claim about F16. Better late than never.#TruthPrevails#PakistanZindabad https://t.co/Kim8CZTdlJ
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) April 18, 2019
In Ahmedabad, addressing BJP’s women workers, Swaraj said that the Indian military was given a “free hand” in the operation but was clearly told that no Pakistani civilian should be killed and also there be “not even a scratch” on the Pakistani army.
