Air Marshal Bharti Dismisses Nuclear Strike Speculation During Operation Sindoor Briefing (VIDEO CLIP)

New Delhi: Dismissing the rumours distributing online and in worldwide media, Air Marshal AK Bharti on Monday cleared up that Indian pressures did not strike Pakistan’s affirmed nuclear storage space website at Kirana Hills throughoutOperation Sindoor

The information was made throughout a protection rundown where the Indian Armed Forces disclosed fresh information regarding their current counter-terror procedure throughout the Line of Control (Loc).

Kirana Hills Not Targeted, Says IAF

Responding to placing supposition that India might have struck a delicate nuclear center near Pakistan’s Sargodha airbase, Air Marshal Bharti stated, “Thank you for telling us that Pakistan has stored its nuclear weapons at Kirana Hills, whatever is there. We did not hit Kirana Hills. It was not on the list of the targets we told you we hit.”

He better stated, “We did not hit Kirana Hills,” closing down social media sites babble and conspiracy theory concepts that connected the Indian strikes to current seismic task in Pakistan.

Have a take a look at the declaration right here:

Unverified insurance claims had actually recommended that current quakes in the area were connected to strikes on nuclear framework. Some on-line accounts had also sharp to radar task including international airplane from the United States and Egypt, recommending feasible nuclear control initiatives. However, none of these insurance claims have actually been validated.

India’s Operation Focused on Terror Infrastructure

Clarifying the goals of Operation Sindoor, Air Marshal Bharti stated India’s armed forces action was purely routed at terrorist networks and their functional centers. “We reiterated that our fight was with terrorists and their support infrastructure and not with the Pakistan military. However, it is a pity that the Pakistan military chose to intervene and bat for the terrorists, which compelled us to respond in kind,” he said.

According to Indian defence officials, Pakistan attempted to launch aerial strikes on Indian cities using Turkish drones, Chinese-origin fighter jets, and PL-15 air-to-air missiles. The Indian forces neutralised these threats using integrated defence systems. During the press briefing, wreckage of Turkish-origin Songar drones and parts of a Chinese PL-15 missile used in the attempted attack were displayed as evidence of the hostile escalation.

The operation, officials said, was carried out in a “measured and focused” fashion, striking 9 terror-linked websites throughout Pakistan and Pakistan- inhabited Jammu and Kashmir, without targeting noncombatant or armed forces framework straight.