{"id":64939,"date":"2024-02-27T07:01:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T07:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/on-5th-anniversary-of-operation-swift-retort-armed-forces-vow-to-respond-to-any-aggression-against-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T07:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T07:01:06","slug":"on-5th-anniversary-of-operation-swift-retort-armed-forces-vow-to-respond-to-any-aggression-against-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/on-5th-anniversary-of-operation-swift-retort-armed-forces-vow-to-respond-to-any-aggression-against-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"On 5th anniversary of \u2018Operation Swift Retort\u2019, armed forces vow to respond to any aggression against Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the fifth anniversary of \u2018Operation Swift Retort\u2019, Pakistan\u2019s armed forces have vowed to respond to any aggression against the people of Pakistan, the country\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity with \u201cfull might and without any hesitation\u201d.<\/p>\n

On February 27, 2019, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had shot down two Indian planes that had violated Pakistani airspace. One of the Indian pilots was captured by Pakistan, but was later handed over<\/a> as a gesture of peace.<\/p>\n

A press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) early on Tuesday, said: \u201cFeb 27, 2019, marked a significant event in our history, demonstrating the resolve of the people of Pakistan and the professionalism of the armed forces in response to unwarranted aggression from India, motivated by political considerations and electoral concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite desperate Indian attempts to favourably shape the information space, the events of that fateful day showcased absolute operational ascendance of Pakistan\u2019s armed forces over the Indian side,\u201d the ISPR said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe steadfastness and competence of Pakistan\u2019s armed forces were acknowledged by military experts and analysts throughout the world, effectively debunking frivolous Indian claims which could not stand to factual scrutiny,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe strategic foresight to return the downed pilot in interest of peace, from a position of strength and after having dominated the opposing force decisively, is unanimously hailed, to this day, by the international community as a remarkable gesture of political maturity and superior statecraft,\u201d the ISPR added.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a state committed to peace, we shall continue to emphasise the importance of peaceful coexistence with our neighbours. Any aggression against the people of Pakistan, our sovereignty and territorial integrity, will however be responded immediately, with full might and without any hesitation. Every single time,\u201d the ISPR statement concluded.<\/p>\n

How it unfolded<\/h2>\n

The epicentre of the Pakistan-India escalation was an attack<\/a> in occupied Kashmir\u2019s Pulwama on Feb 14, 2019, in which more than 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed.<\/p>\n

The attack, surpassing one in 2016 when 19 soldiers died, saw explosives packed inside a van rip through buses in a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying some 2,500 members of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force.<\/p>\n

Two blue buses carrying around 35 people each bore the brunt of the explosion around 20 kilometres from the main city of Srinagar on the main highway towards Jammu.<\/p>\n

The next day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his country would give a \u201cstrong response\u201d to the Pulwama attack.<\/p>\n

The \u201cblood of the people is boiling\u201d and forces behind the act of terrorism will be definitely be punished, he was quoted<\/a> as saying by Hindustan Times.<\/p>\n

Modi didn\u2019t name Pakistan but went on to say: \u201cIf our neighbour, which is totally isolated in the world and thinks it can destabilise India through its tactics and conspiracies, then it is making a huge mistake\u201d.<\/p>\n

The situation heated up when Indian military planes violated<\/a> the Line of Control, intruding from the Muzaffarabad sector. \u201cPakistan Air Force immediately scrambled\u201d and Indian aircraft went back, the ISPR had said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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