'Thank you for revealing Kirana Hills houses a nuclear installation': Air Marshal puts rumours to rest

In a press briefing on Monday Air Marshal AK Bharti stated that the purpose of Operation Sindoor was to target terrorists and not to engage with the Pakistan Military or Pakistani civilians news agency ANI reportedOur fight is with the terrorists our fight is not with the Pakistan Military or Pakistan civilians so that is very clear We are very clear in our targeting he saidClearing the air on whether India had struck Kirana Hills which reportedly houses a nuclear facility the Air Marshal said ldquoThank you for telling us that Kirana Hills houses some nuclear installation we did not know about it We have not hit Kirana Hills whatever is there Rumours were making rounds on social media that India had hit Kirana Hills during its counteroffensiveHe also emphasised that the Indian Armed Forces showcased their effectiveness through precise strikes during Operation SindoorOur counter systems and trained air defence operators are fully capable and our nations indigenous capability has proven its effectiveness It has been demonstrated that no matter what kind of technology emerges we are prepared to counter it There is no need for excessive words you have seen with your own eyes the consequences we have delivered stated Air Marshal BhartiHighlighting the evolving nature of modern warfare he said that future conflicts would differ drastically from previous engagements and stressed the importance of staying ahead of adversaries in an everchanging battlefieldThis was a different kind of warfare and is bound to happen God forbid but if we fight another war that would be completely different from this one It is a catandmouse game and we need to be ahead of the curve to beat the adversary he saidIn the early hours of May 7 India launched Operation Sindoor on nine terror strikes in Pakistan and PakistanOccupied Jammu and Kashmir POJK in a retaliatory response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 people ndash including one Nepali national ndash were killedFollowing Indiarsquos strikes ndash which killed over 100 terrorists ndash Pakistan resorted to shelling and drone attack in India leading to civilian casualtiesIndia also responded to the attack destroying several of Pakistanrsquos airbases and inflicting severe damage to its military installations On May 10 Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated that Pakistans Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart following which the two sides agreed to halt all military actions on land at sea and in the air from 5 pmHowever hours after both countries agreed to stop all firing and military action Pakistan violated the cessation of hostilities with Indias air defence intercepting Pakistani drones amid a blackout in SrinagarRed streaks were seen and explosions heard as Indias air defence intercepted Pakistani drones amid a blackout in Udhampur A blackout was also enforced in Pathankot and Ferozepur in Punjab and Jaisalmer and Barmer in RajasthanIn a special briefing that night Misri said India takes very serious note of these violations India called upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibilityWith ANI and PTI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params