Islamabad is said to have fired 12 missiles against different locations in India after learning of India’s missile deployment against Pakistan.
According to a reliable source within the Foreign Office, “We promptly targeted 12 Indian sites with our missiles after Pakistan discovered through its own intelligence sources that Indian missiles were being launched on targets in Pakistan. Imran Khan, the former prime minister, reportedly called the Indian prime minister to alert him of the repercussions of India’s conduct.
The source from Foreign Office was reacting to information on the Pulwama assault that was included in the newly released book written by Ajay Bisaria, the former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan. Although excerpts from the book, titled “Anger Management: The Troubled Diplomatic Relationship between India and Pakistan,” have appeared in Indian media, official circles have not yet seen it.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did his utmost to provide the appearance that his country has successfully browbeaten Pakistan following the February 14, 2019, Pulwama incident, by threatening to deploy six missiles to strike six sites within Pakistan. Additionally, by threatening to use “a nuclear exchange” with Pakistan in the event that Indian Air Force pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was not freed right away,
The former Indian high commissioner “has certainly given an exaggerated account of the events,” the Foreign Office source added. It’s also questionable when the book was released. It’s obvious that he wants to portray Modi as a capable leader who can make risky choices.
The Foreign Office source stated that Pakistan’s choice was the correct one and that it was “coordinated by all stakeholders within the country.” We had updated the major nations on the events and warned them of the repercussions. According to the source, Pakistan dispelled the idea that India’s conventional military might was superior after India attempted to launch an attack within Pakistani territory.
Setting this in context and dispelling the Indian propaganda, the Foreign Office source also stated to The News that: “There was a strong perception in India and among some in the international community that, given the huge gap in the conventional capability of India and Pakistan, the latter will be unable to come up with an effective response, prior to the decisive response given by Pakistan to India’s botched airstrikes. That misconception was debunked, though, when Pakistan counterattacked by shooting down two Indian aircraft in addition to jamming the Indian defense communication system, which caused an Indian helicopter to crash.
One Indian Air Forces soldier was shot and killed by friendly fire while six others perished inside the helicopter. When the local Kashmiris discovered who Abhinandan was, they attempted to attack him after his plane was shot down across the Line of Control in Azad Kashmir. Fortunately, Pakistan Army personnel saved him and brought him away. Little resistance was raised within Pakistan for his ultimate release over the Wagah border.
Pakistan made the choice to free the Indian pilot on its own initiative, independent of outside influence. “[Abhinandan’s release] was a gesture to ease tensions when Pakistan’s response was well registered,” the Foreign Office source reaffirmed. Even within India, former governor of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) Satya Pal Malik demanded an investigation into the Pulwama terror attack in 2019 under the supervision of the Supreme Court, accusing Prime Minister Modi of politicizing the deaths of Indian soldiers for domestic political gain ahead of that year’s elections.
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