NEW DELHI: Pakistan Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif on Thursday described
the surgical strikes conducted by the
Indian Army on terrorist launchpads across the Line of Control (
LoC) as "unprovoked and naked aggression," Radio Pakistan reported. Sharif's comments came just minutes after Director General of Miliary Operations(DGMO) Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh announced that that
the strikes had taken place .
"We condemn this attack. Our desire for peace should not be interpreted as our weakness," Sharif said in a statement. "Our valiant forces are fully capable of defending the territorial integrity of (our) country and can thwart any evil design made to undermine the sovereignty of Pakistan," he added.
DGMO Singh said
significant casualties had been caused by the Army's strikes , and that the operation was now over. There were no Indian casualties during the strikes.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Former PM Manmohan Singh, and Jammu and
Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra and J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti have all been briefed on the surgical strikes by the Army.
DGMO Singh's announcement came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting to review the situation along the LoC earlier today.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)