Air Chief said it was up to the goverment to calculate the number of casualties in the strike.
Speaking
on air strikes carried out by Indian
Air Force (IAF) across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan, Air
Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Monday said that the IAF had
hit the target in Balakot, otherwise why would Pakistan Prime
Minister have responded.
"If
we dropped bombs in the jungles, then why would he respond?",
said Dhanoa.
He
further added saying, "Death toll depends on the number of
people present in the target, IAF doesn't count the number of dead",
said the IAF chief.
"IAF
is not in a position to clarify the number of casualties. The
government will clarify that. We don't count human casualties, we
count what targets we have hit or not", clarified Dhanoa.
Air
Chief Marshal Dhanoa said that MiG21 used in shooting down
Pakistan F-16 is an upgraded aircraft with advanced weapons system
and the casualty figure in air strike on Balakot camp will be given
by the government.
When
asked when IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan
Varthaman will be back his fighter jet cockpit, IAF chief Dhanoa
said, "Whether he (Wing Commander Abhinandan) flies or not
depends on his medical fitness.
That's
why post-ejection, he has undergone a medical check. Whatever
treatment required, will be given. Once we get his medical fitness,
he will get into fighter cockpit," he said.
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