Operation Sindoor: Pakistan admits 11 soldiers killed, 78 injured

Pakistan has said that at least 11 soldiers were killed in the exchange of fire over the past week.

After India launched airstrikes on nine terrorist sites under Operation Sindoor on May 7, Pakistan responded with attacks on Indian military and civilian sites. This led to Indian bombardment that hammered at least eight Pakistani airbases in addition to air defence installations, radar sites, and other military facilities. The two sides were also locked in intense cross-border firing along the Line of Control and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir.

India has said that at least 35-40 Pakistani soldiers were killed in India’s response to Pakistan’s cross-border firing. India has also said that more than 100 terrorists were also killed in Indian strikes, which included high value targets like Yusuf Azhar, Abdul Malik Rauf, and Mudassir Ahmad, who were involved in the IC-814 hijacking.

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Pakistan has said that six among the dead were from the Army and five were from the Air Force. It further said that 78 soldiers were injured.

Pakistan said that the following personnel from the Army were killed:

• Naik Abdul Rehman

• Lance Naik Dilawar Khan

• Lance Naik Ikramullah

• Naik Waqar Khalid

• Sepoy Muhammad Adeel Akbar

• Sepoy Nisar

Pakistan said that the following personnel from the Air Force were killed:

• Squadron Leader Usman Yousuf

• Chief Technician Aurangzeb

• Senior Technician Najeeb

• Corporal Technician Farooq

• Senior Technician Mubashir

The way Pakistan joined the fight on the side of terrorists and its senior military and civilian officials attended terrorists’ funerals showed the complicity between of Paksitani military in terrorism.

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In response to Operation Sindoor, Pakistan launched Operation Bunyanum Marsoos and dubbed the period between May 7 and May 10 as Marka-e-Haq, loosely translated into English as Battle of Truth.

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While India made sure to not attack civilian sites, Pakistani attacks have caused great damage in the Jammu region, particularly in Poonch district where several houses and neighbourhoods have been shelled and people have had to flee for their lives. Pakistan also shelled a temple, a gurdwara, and a school in the district.