Mirpur SP confirms India's surgical strikes, says Pak army protects jihadis

Listen to part of the conversation between Mirpur SP and CNN-News18’s Investigations Editor Manoj Gupta

Mirpur SP says Pakistan army hides jihadis, reports CNN-News18

**"**Sir, that happens," the SP said when asked if the Pakistan army hides jihadis.

 **"**Yes sir, they do that, we know. This is why the area has been cordoned off," the SP added when asked if the army is not letting information about the jihadis out.

Read the full transcript of the conversation  here .

Mirpur SP uses the word terror ‘launch bases’ for Lashkar camps, names five soldiers killed during India’s strike across the LoC, reports CNN-News18

Mirpur SP confirms strike timings, reports CNN-News18

“Sir, that was night…you can say roughly 3-4 hours… between 2 am and 4 or 5am… the attack continued between that time,” the SP told CNN-News18, also confirming the time of the commando raid.

“There were attacks on separate places… several places were attacked… they also met resistance,” he added.

Mirpur’s SP confirms twelve died in Indian’s surgical strikes on 29 September, reports CNN-News18

Pakistani Army cordoned off areas​ after strikes

CNN-News18’s Gupta called the Mirpur’s SP pretending to be ‘IG Mushtaq’ and sought details about the casualties of the night of the surgical strikes, 29 September.

In response, the SP told him that he personally knew about the strike that night – Samana in Bhimber, Hazira in Poonch, Dudhniyal in Neelam and Kayani in Hathian Bala – and said Pakistani Army had cordoned off all these areas immediately afterwards.

The SP also said Pakistani Army put the dead bodies in ambulances and took them away, adding that many have been buried in villages and that his cops were evaluating the coffin boxes.

Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of the Mirpur Range in PoK admits to surgical strikes, a CNN-News18 exclusive

CNN-News18’s Investigations Editor Manoj Gupta made a phone call to a senior police official in PoK who, under the impression he was speaking to his superior, rattled off the events of that tumultuous night and confirmed every single claim made by the Indian Army.

The Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of the Mirpur Range in PoK, is heard admitting that the surgical strikes had indeed taken place at many sectors on the early hours of 29 September.

Within hours of #UriAttack and without any investigation, India blamed Pakistan for it : Nawaz Sharif in Pak parliament

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We are against war, we want peace and want to resolve all issues including Kashmir peacefully: PM Nawaz Sharif

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Nawaz Sharif raises Kashmir issue in Pakistan parliament, claims India resorted to false allegations

Addressing a joint session of the Parliament on Wednesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that he will “back the struggle of Kashmiris”, while discussing the Indian aggression at the Line of Control (LoC).

Delivering his speech in Urdu, the Pakistani premier said that within hours of the Uri attack, India blamed Pakistan for the incident sans proper investigation. Sharif also said that Pakistan “suggested an international level inquiry” of the Uri attack with “an open heart”