Has India already avenged Uri by killing 20 Pakistani terrorists in PoK?
A report in TheQuint.com claims that two units of the army's elite 2 PARA conducted the operation in the Uri sector and attacked three terror camps in PoK.
WHAT WAS THE PoK OPERATION ABOUT?
Has the Indian Army already killed 20 terrorists by flying across the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan in a covert operation to avenge the martyrdom of 18 of its soldiers killed in Uri last week?
A report in TheQuint.com published today claims that two units of the army's elite 2 PARA conducted the operation in the Uri sector and attacked three terror camps in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The report, which has not been confirmed by any defence authority or the government so far, further claims that the total casualties in the operation could have been nearly 200.
The operation by about 18-20 soldiers of 2 PARA who flew into PoK in choppers was reportedly conducted during the night of September 20-21, two days after the Uri army camp attack.
Citing sources in the army, The Quint said it "stood by its story" even as many on social media questioned the veracity of the report. The army, however, has officially denied carrying out the operation.
"In light of the reactions to this article, The Quint decided to reconfirm the information from its sources. We stand by our story," said the disclaimer on top of the story.
Both the armed forces and the government have denied this. When India Today reporters contacted highly-placed individuals in the government, they called the story a 'figment of a fertile imagination'. But they didn't want to come on record.
To further substantiate its story, The Quint has pieced together Pakistan's declaration of a no-fly zone over the PoK on the night of September 20 - as reported by India Today TV - as well as the cancellation of various flights to northern Pakistani cities.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's call to his Army chief General Raheel Sharif from New York is also being cited as another evidence of the rumblings within the Pakistani establishment over the PoK operation.
Back home, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had on Wednesday said the Uri attack may need a "knee-jerk" reaction. "We won't go into details of what India can do, but sometimes knee-jerk reaction is required," he said.
SO, HAS INDIA AVENGED URI?
Did Parrikar mean the PoK operation as the knee-jerk reaction that the Indian government had approved after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweet that the Uri attackers "would not go unpunished".
Has India really avenged the killing of 18 of its soldiers, even as New Delhi corners Pakistan on the global stage by calling it a state sponsor of terror?
If it is so, why is the government not confirming the operation, despite a massive clamour within the country calling for a befitting reply to the Uri massacre?
Also, why hasn't Pakistan raised a hue and cry yet if its airspace was violated by the Indian soldiers to carry out the killing of 20 terrorists in the PoK?
As the frenzy over a possible India-Pakistan war builds up over Uri, it is perhaps too early to expect any confirmation from the government. Watch this space for more.
SOCIAL MEDIA STORM
Meanwhile, on social media, while many were elated to believe this to be true, many others ridiculed the report.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uri-attack-indian-army-pakistan-terrorists-pok-loc/1/770625.htmlIt can not be confirmed but it seems to be true. If it is true, it is due to the change of leadership. The Prime Minister, Home Minister and Defense Minister all are righteous persons.