11 troops, 40 civilians killed in Indian strikes, says ISPR

A total of 51 people including eleven military personnel and 40 civilians embraced martyrdom and 78 others were injured in Indian strikes during the recent confrontation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Monday.

- Tariq Butt

It released the number of casualties from the attacks, and said that the Indian armed forces launched unprovoked and reprehensible dastardly attacks targeting innocent civilians, including women, children, and the elderly on the night of May 6 and 7.

"These barbaric strikes resulted in the martyrdom of 40 civilians - among them 7 women and 15 children while 121 others sustained injuries, including IO women and 27 children," the ISPR statement said.

In response to this grave aggression, the ISPR said, the Pakistan armed forces mounted a resolute response under the banner of Marka-e-Haq, delivering precise and notch-up retributive strikes through Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos.

A total of Il personnel of the Pakistan armed forces embraced martyrdom and 78 were wounded while defending the motherland with exemplary valour, the ISPR said and released the name of the martyred personnel, which is as follows:

Pakistan Army: Naik Abdul Rehman, Lance Naik Dilawar Khan, Lance Naik Ikramullah, Naik Waqar Khalid, Sepoy Muhammad Adeel Akbar, Sepoy Nisar.