[<<Speaking on air strikes carried out by Indian Air Force (IAF) across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Monday said that the IAF had hit the target in Balakot, otherwise why would Pakistan Prime Minister have responded. "If we dropped bombs in the jungles, then why would he respond?", said Dhanoa. He further added saying, "Death toll depends on the number of people present in the target, IAF doesn't count the number of dead", said the IAF chief. "IAF is not in a position to clarify the number of casualties. The government will clarify that. We don't count human casualties, we count what targets we have hit or not", clarified Dhanoa.>>
Does that, btw, explain why Pakistan didn't respond to last "surgical strikes"? Anyway, it's coming from the horse's mouth that it's not for him to count the deads. The number of deads would depend on the number of people present at the locations/targets hit. It's for the government to determine how many. Not for him. ***So, it's in this context, the observation made by analyst Mukul Kesavan appears so very striking***: <<Given that the one documented casualty was suffered by IAF (which, in turn, allowed the Pakistan military’s favoured client, Imran Khan, to act like a magnanimous statesman), it’s hard to know what the prime minister has to show for his vaunted boldness. A lost plane and a returned PoW seem to be the verifiable answers.>> (Ref.: 'Reporting Balakot: the truth of a pantomime war: It’s hard to know what the prime minister has to show for his vaunted boldness besides a lost plane and a returned PoW' at < https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/reporting-balakot-the-truth-of-a-pantomime-war-after-the-pulwama-terror-attack/cid/1686059 >.)] https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/target-was-hit-in-balakot-iaf-doesn-t-count-number-of-dead-bs-dhanoa-119030400267_1.html?fbclid=IwAR35OmKvq962aVOeujaTwjY_kcywFG0g_whDxFhpGLHLlsGYQ2kHwqcxXK4 IAF hit the target in Balakot; we don't count kills: Air Chief BS Dhanoa Air Chief said it was up to the goverment to calculate the number of casualties in the strike BS Web Team | New Delhi Last Updated at March 4, 2019 13:20 IST Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa Speaking on air strikes carried out by Indian Air Force (IAF) across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Monday said that the IAF had hit the target in Balakot, otherwise why would Pakistan Prime Minister have responded. "If we dropped bombs in the jungles, then why would he respond?", said Dhanoa. He further added saying, "Death toll depends on the number of people present in the target, IAF doesn't count the number of dead", said the IAF chief. "IAF is not in a position to clarify the number of casualties. The government will clarify that. We don't count human casualties, we count what targets we have hit or not", clarified Dhanoa. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa said that MiG21 used in shooting down Pakistan F-16 is an upgraded aircraft with advanced weapons system and the casualty figure in air strike on Balakot camp will be given by the government. View image on Twitter ANI ✔ @ANI Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa in Coimbatore: The Mig-21 Bison is a capable aircraft, it has been upgraded, it has better radar, air-to air missiles and better weapons system. 964 12:28 PM - Mar 4, 2019 298 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy When asked when IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be back his fighter jet cockpit, IAF chief Dhanoa said, "Whether he (Wing Commander Abhinandan) flies or not depends on his medical fitness. That's why post-ejection, he has undergone a medical check. Whatever treatment required, will be given. Once we get his medical fitness, he will get into fighter cockpit," he said. All required treatment will be given to Wing Commander Abhinandan, Dhanoa said. The Air Force, Dhanoa said, has to get its act together and find out what caused the mid-air clash ahead of the opening of the Bengaluru air show on February 19 and helicopter crash in Kashmir last week. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
