Pakistan rejects India's claim of 'surgical strikes' across LoC

Pakistan on Thursday rejected India's claim of a 'surgical strike' across the Line of Control (LoC), saying that the incident was 'cross-border fire'.

"There has been no surgical strike by India,instead there had been cross border fire initiated and conducted by India which is existential phenomenon. As per rules of engagement same was strongly and befittingly responded by Pakistani troops," said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in its press release.

"The notion of surgical strike linked to alleged  terrorists bases is an illusion being deliberately generated by Indian to create false effects," the release said.

ISPR also said that this quest by Indian establishment to create media hype by rebranding cross border fire as surgical strike is fabrication of truth. "Pakistan has made it clear that if there is a surgical strike on Pakistani soil, same will be strongly responded," release added.

Addressing media, DGMO Lt Gen Ranveer Singh said that India conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads last night across the Line of Control (LoC) and inflicted significant casualties and heavy damages.

Singh also said that India shared with Pak army details of the surgical strikes which followed 'very specific information' that terrorists were positioning themselves in the launch pads along the LoC.