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PAF Operation Swift Retort – February 27 continues to haunt IAF

By Shafek Koreshe

Three years after the killing of two Indian Air Force aircraft e capture of one pilot, the IAF has yet to recover from the humiliation suffered of a much smaller opponent – the PAF he exposed to world the inherent military weakness of a “nuclear-armed” India.

The failed Indian attempt to strike in depth Pakistan following a false flag operation in Pulwamaand counterattack by the PAF on On February 27 he set his own military and technological superiority, sending in shatter the myth of Indian military could be.

On February 14, 2019, a young A boy from Kashmir, affected by Indian oppression of Kashmir people headed a vehicle packaged with explosives in A convoy of 78 buses carrying Indian paramilitary police in Pulwama, killing 40 CRPF personnel. Moments after the attack the Indian media And government immediately blamed Pakistan even before start of any investigation.

Prime Minister Khan promised to conduct an investigation, on the condition that Delhi could provide any “actionable evidence”. He instead also he warned that Pakistan would “claim” itself if attacked. However, the Indians decided to carry out an air strike across the border on a fictional terrorist training ground on the Pakistani side

Indian military plans strike across borders – Nome in code “Bandar”

The Indian authorities called in code the attack on Balakot as “Operation Bandar” to minimize the chances of losing the news. The word “Bandar” was chosen because it monkeys enjoy a sacred place in the Hindu religion and this refers to a tale in religious myths of Hinduism where Hanuman – a deity who shows likeness to the monkey: he secretly entered Lanka and razed it to the ground.

February 26, 2019 – IAF attacks in Pakistan near Balakot

The Indian Air Force launched an airstrike near “Balakot” on February 26, 2019, targeting a religious seminary that India has described as a militant camp and claimed killing more of 300 terrorists but without sharing any shreds of prove in support of the claims.

The well-proven operation involving 20 Mirage 2000 aircraft carrying Spice 2000 and Crystal Maze missiles had the support of Airborne Early Warning Systems. They failed to deliver their payload on the target despite practice on the simulator and the pre-fed coordinates on the bombs.

According to Hindustan Times on February 26, 2019 at 3:45 am the then Air Chief BS Dhanoa made a telephone call to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on a sure fixed-line network and said “Bandar mara gaya” – “The monkey was killed”, but in the end of the day, the reality proved that them just made a monkey of themselves.

After the strike, Prime Minister Imran Khan in a hard- incisive statement categorically stated “India has committed not recalled-for aggression to which Pakistan will have to respond in that moment and place of his choice … Armed Forces and the people of Pakistan a remain prepared for all eventualities “.

The Indian plane dropped its payload near a hill, killing one crow and damaging some precious pine trees, an act that prompted Prime Minister Imran Khan to repeatedly say that he was very injured, as the trees were very close to his heart.

Military and foreign attaché media also subsequently visited the site e also went to the nearby madrassa of local village children, who were lucky enough for escape Indian imprudence.

India claimed that its air force had managed to kill more of 300 terrorists while Pakistan but different international observers denied the claim in as there were no casualties and the bombs had clearly missed the target, that in fact it was not a terrorist camp, but a normal religious school, for the village children.

“Pakistanis are required to react, conventionally and not by proxy like a militant group”, Rahul Bedi, an analyst London-based Jane’s Information Group told the New York Times. “Where do they react and when is something that only Pakistanis do know. “

The newspaper indicated out That in the run-up in the Indian elections this spring, e with Ways facing fierce re-election fight Voters demanded that New Delhi respond to Kashmir attack with force against Pakistan.

“What them hit it is speculation for now, “said Bedi.” This is it more political symbolism what else. Mr. Modi had to show some demonstrable action on Part of India, come on of elections “.

February 27, 2019 – PAF port out Operation Swift Retort

In response, the Pakistani Air Force launched a counterattack on February 27, 2019, primarily intended to demonstrate Pakistan resolve. The strike was carefully arranged avoid victims on the terrain.

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During the brief aerial encounter that followed, PAF fired down two IAF aircraft and captured one of the pilots. The debris of the SU-30 crashed in IOK and his pilot were killed, while MiG-21 Wing Commander pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, whose plane crashed on Pakistan side he was captured alive.

The success of the Pakistani Air Force in Operation Swift Retort against a much larger opponent is now being observed as a “Surprise Day” every year.

wing commander Abhinandan; a few moments later capture from the Pakistani army – Photo file

Hours later, the terrible blow from the IAF of the Indian Air Force down your own Mi-17 helicopter with SPYDER air defense system killing six Aeronautics personnel And one civil. India affirmed this one of his Mig-21 shot down The Pakistan F-16 plane that it was also disproved by the influential Foreign Policy magazine on interviews with the United States Department of Defense Officials (DoD). who verified that no F-16s were missing from the Pakistani inventory.

According to the magazine, Pakistan called on the United States to physically count its F-16 aircraft after the crash as part of an end-user agreement signed when overseas military the sale has been finalized.

Some of the plane was not immediately available for inspection because of the conflict, so it is took we personnel several weeks to account for everyone of the jets, one we official She said.

But now the count has been completed and “all the planes were present and accounted for for,” the official She said.”

While the so-called Indian surgical strike was being touted by India as a great success and declared as’new norm ‘, but on the other part, of India senior the leadership blamed the failure on unavailability of airplane like Rafale, who according to them would have changed the result of Crisis of the Balakot.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also admitted the failure of his Air Force and while speaking to India Today event he said, “Today, everyone of India is saying that if we had the Rafale, then the result it would have been different “.

Pakistan’s response was intended to discourage war and establish nuclear deterrence, the success of which could be measured from fact that India could not move up the escalation ladder is supported down. of one Indian pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. The skirmish turned out to be PAF air superiority over IAF but also restored conventional strategic balance between the two nuclear powers.

On February 27 the military’S media ala said the Pakistani Air Force had made a commitment six objectives at the LoC. Maj Gen Ghafoor called him conscious decision do not do it attack any military target e avoid any collateral damage. He said one of the objectives initially chosen were a military administrative complex, however, decided the command of the PAF against hitting it.

“As a result of by committing our goals, no human life was affected. By remaining in our jurisdiction, six the objectives were blocked. And we brought out the strike, “he said.

Said the goal of the strike had to show “We have the ability and the will to respond, but we have deliberately avoided escalation path. “

“Pakistan is not pushing for war. We got our goals involved in to open air, we have deliberately avoided escalation. We could have easily taken the original objectives, but we did not, “said DG ISPR.

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