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India must own its military casualties, Gen Raheel tells Modi

Army chief says 11 Indian soldiers were killed the day 7 Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom

News Desk November 16, 2016

A file photo of army chief General Raheel Sharif. PHOTO: ISPR

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has advised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show courage and own the deaths of its security personnel during the recent border skirmishes with Pakistan Army.

“The day seven of our soldiers were martyred on the border, we killed at least 11 Indian soldiers,” Express News quoted Gen Raheel as saying during an informal session with journalists at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad. “We have killed 40-44 of their troops but the Indian army does not own its casualties.”

7 soldiers martyred in India’s deadliest provocation

Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed on Monday when Indian troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Bhimber Sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The army chief claimed Modi was fully cognisant of Pakistan’s military competence, and that aggression will not take his country anywhere, the report suggested.

Earlier in the day, Gen Raheel witnessed military exercises Raad ul Barq in Khairpur Tamiwali, Multan along with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Ex Raad ul Barq:def Min,Finance Min, all services chiefs,CGS, Bwpr Corps Comd, IGT&E and huge gathering of mil offrs present at the occasion pic.twitter.com/N2GBMpGl09
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) November 16, 2016

COMMENTS (11)

XoF | 7 years ago | Reply "Man up" 2 words to paint the entire Indian illusion to look big and macho. Wow.

Tp | 7 years ago | Reply Does this use the same math as Zarb-e-Azb?

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auginpk | 7 years ago | Reply India has asked for consulate access to Mr.Kulbhushan Yadav, it is Pakistan who are not granting access to them. Some thing should be said about the army irregulars of 1947, 1965 and 1999 by Pakistan also.

Vectra | 7 years ago | Reply The question of oweing casualty arises when there was a casualty like in Uri case but when there is no casualty there is no question of oweing it.The facts are always fact, denying it or not accepting it does't changes it. India being a democracy with free with some media group like ndtv for example leaning towards opposition parties has no question of hiding any casualty if any unlike Pakistan where it is easy to hide casualties.Also India with 120 CR or 1.2 bn population it is impossible to hide the important information like casualty but it is easy for 180 million population like Pakistan. But we should always go by truth,jingoism doesn't help and this seems Pakistan's new policy to hide ever thing related India including its own casualties as was evident in surgical strike case which even some Pakistan's own media owe it after their invistagition.

GHAZAL-INDIA | 7 years ago | Reply ok,THANKS FOR LETTING US KNOW. otherwise indian army would nt have come to know about their loss

Ravindra Sharma | 7 years ago | Reply Mr Raheel Sharif , you are a Govt servant not the Govt whereas Modi is the Govt so either you make yourself Govt of Pakistan or tell the Govt to talk about or talk to Modi .

ajeet | 7 years ago | Reply Borat should worry about his real estate investment.

Shame | 7 years ago | Reply Shame on those all who feel proud on ones demise...

LOL | 7 years ago | Reply the indians refused to accept all that kulbushan said.. no wonder they do not acknowledge their fallen soldiers

Muhammad Asghar khan | 7 years ago | Reply Raheel Sharif We are proud of you. Pakistan and army Zinda Abad Go ahead and kill nonsense Hindu nation who went fir jungle pani not to toilets

AA_Southpaw | 7 years ago | Reply Indian people don't matter to Indian people/government. That's why nobody cares about Gujarat massacre of Indians anymore. That is why nobody cares about the Indian army killing Kashmirs( Indian, as claimed by Indians). And they talk about "progress" just because they have more computer programmers. Sad.

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