Surgical strikes: Convincing the unconvinced.

Byline: Dr Muhammad Khan

While reiterating, what has not happened, Indian Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat is trying to convince the sceptical, unconvinced and inquisitive media people, the intellectuals and even retired army officers that, surgical strikes did happen on September 28, 2016 in AJK areas. Not only that these surgical strikes really took place, the Indian Army Chief is in his frequent media interactions, trying to convince the audience that, if need be, there will be more surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC). As per General Rawat, 'Indian Army will not shy away from a second surgical strike if peace in the region is disrupted.' Had there been something on ground, Indian Army could have launched many more attacks by now.

Indian media, its intelligencia and even political clout have lot of apprehensions whether there were surgical strikes on September 28, 2016? These doubts and apprehension further cemented once Pakistani ISPR took the Pakistani and international media persons to those sites, which Indian Army claimed were targeted. There were no signs of any surgical strikes and biggest question was what about those, targeted by Indian commandos, there were no dead bodies or remains of any one? After all Pakistani media is very blunt, vocal and free to show any such happening.

General Bipin Rawat is indeed, trying to convince the people of all walks of life in India that, Indian Army has the needed capacity and needed bravery too to undertake any misadventure against Pakistan. He indeed, is trying to cash on his own idea of these surgical strikes, the way Indian Army did against Myanmar (Burma). But, it is his bad luck that, Indian people have not been able to convince to this strategy against Pakistan. Therefore, in order to prove the falsehood, General Rawat is frequently interacting with media and issuing statements. Had there been such surgical strikes across the LoC, people would have known through their physical effects.

Indeed, the Uri attack was a drama, stage managed by Indian Army as per the script prepared by BJP led Government to defame Pakistan and Kashmir freedom fighters, who are fighting for their right of self-determination. It was stage managed, just few days before Pakistan has decided to refer the case of human rights violation in IOK to UN Human Rights Commission. Taking a lead from the Uri Attack, Indian Army stage managed another drama of attacking areas in AJK to target the so called Kashmiri...