Defence minister Manohar Parrikar heaped praise on the Indian Army on Thursday, saying it carried out a “100% perfect surgical strike” on seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC). There are many people who are not loyal to our country and criticised the Indian Army, but we don’t have to give them any proof,” Parrikar said at an event in Agra. Read: Why the opposition is wrong in demanding proof of surgical strikesParrikar also said no one had doubted the bravery of Indian forces ever before. “Some ex-servicemen wrote to me and said that they are ready to fight on the border if need arises. A surgical strike was conducted by the army on the night between September 28 and 29 on terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir that further escalated the tension.

Source: Hindustan Times October 06, 2016 10:18 UTC