ISLAMABAD — India’s navy strikes into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan final week killed greater than 100 militants together with their outstanding management, the top of India’s navy operations claimed Sunday.
Lt. Gen. Rajiv Ghai, the director common of navy operations, mentioned India’s armed forces caught 9 militant infrastructure and coaching amenities, together with websites of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group that India blames for finishing up main militant strikes in India and the disputed area of Kashmir.
The 2 international locations agreed to a truce a day earlier after talks to defuse their most critical navy confrontation in many years. The 2 armies exchanged gunfire, artillery strikes, missiles and drones that killed dozens of individuals.
As a part of the ceasefire, the nuclear-armed neighbors agreed to right away cease all navy motion on land, within the air and at sea.
Competing claims
The escalation in violence started final week after a gun bloodbath of vacationers in Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 22.
India blamed the assault on Pakistan, which denied any involvement.
Ghai mentioned at the least 35 to 40 Pakistani troopers have been killed in clashes alongside the Line of Management, the de facto border that divides the disputed Kashmir area between India and Pakistan. 5 Indian troopers additionally have been killed, he mentioned.
Pakistani Info Minister Attaullah Tarar mentioned Thursday that his nation’s armed forces had killed 40 to 50 Indian troopers alongside the Line of Management.
Saturday’s ceasefire was shaken simply hours later by in a single day combating in disputed Kashmir, as all sides accused the opposite of repeatedly violating the deal.
