‘our Job Is Not To Count Body Bags...’: Air Marshal Ak Bharti Says On Casualties From Pak Side 

The DGMO Lt Gen Ghai, Air Marshal AK Bharti, DGMO, IAF and Vice Admiral AN Pramod, DGMO Naval Operations briefed nan media connected nan precision strikes carried retired by Indian equipped forces. The media reside by nan Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) from nan Army, Navy and Air Force comes amid heightened tensions astatine nan Line of Control and follows nan government's beardown messaging connected ceasefire violations by Pakistan. 

On being asked astir nan nonaccomplishment of lives to nan Pakistan Army, DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai said, “I mentioned 35-40 connected nan Line of Control and please retrieve that erstwhile Operation Sindoor was launched, nan responses of nan Pakistan Army were besides connected Indian Army aliases nan Indian Armed Forces infrastructure...Our targets were terror-oriented and later, erstwhile they launched aerial intrusions and aerial operations connected our infrastructure, we’ve utilized heavier weapons and location would person been casualties, but those are still being assessed...” 

Replying to aforesaid query, Air Marshal AK Bharti said, immoderate methods and immoderate intends were chosen, it had nan desired effects connected nan force targets. 

“How galore casualties? How galore injuries? Our purpose was not to inflict casualties, but successful lawsuit location person been, it is for them to count. Our occupation is to deed nan target, not to count nan assemblage bags,” he added. 

“A determination was taken to onslaught wherever it would wounded and towards that successful a swift, coordinated, calibrated attack, we stuck its aerial bases, bid centers, subject infrastructure, aerial defence systems crossed nan full Western Front. The bases we stuck includes Chaklala, Rafiq, Rahim Yar Khan sending a clear connection that aggression will not beryllium tolerated. This was followed by strikes astatine Sargodha, Bhulari, and Jacobabad...We person nan capacity to target each strategy astatine these bases and more...” he added. 

Speaking connected nan truce agreement, DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai said, “My connection pinch nan Pak DGMO was conducted astatine 15:35 hrs yesterday and resulted successful cessation of cross-border firing and aerial intrusions by either broadside pinch effect from 17:00 hrs, 10th of May, aft he projected that we cease hostilities. We besides decided to further speak connected nan 12th of May astatine 12:00 hrs to talk nan modalities that would alteration nan longevity of this understanding. However, disappointingly, expectedly it took only a mates of hours for Pakistan Army to break these arrangements by transverse separator and crossed Line of Control firing followed by drone intrusions done past nighttime and successful nan early hours of today.” 

“These violations were responded to robustly...We person earlier coming sent different hotline connection to my counterpart highlighting these violations of nan knowing betwixt nan DGMOs connected 10th of May and our patient and clear intent to respond to these fiercely if repeated tonight, subsequently aliases later...The Chief of Army Staff has granted afloat authority to our service commandant for counteraction successful lawsuit of immoderate usurpation by Pakistan...” Lieutenant General Ghai said. 

Published on: May 11, 2025 7:57 PM IST