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In a purported phone call, the caller claiming to be a representative of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) – an internationally proscribed terrorist organisation – was said to have owned up the bombing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calls for revenge grew by the hour, and it was not long before the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi allegedly discovered incriminating links and vowed to teach Pakistan a lesson. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seemed that Modi saw punitive action against Pakistan as a key to a landslide victory in the upcoming elections and was, thus, completely blinded to the dangers of escalation of hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In all likelihood, Modi also believed – or was made to believe – that Pakistan did not have the gumption to take on the might and stamina of the Indian military, seemingly buttressed by its madcap media and the rightist supporters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Indian repression in Kashmir has seen no let up for over seven decades, with the last ten years having been particularly bloody. Thousands of killings, mass arrests, rapes, kidnappings, use of pellet guns to blind and maim protesters, and gross human rights violations have been the Indian government’s despicable methods to respond to the Kashmiris’ right of self-determination. That the right has been enshrined in numerous UN resolutions cuts no ice with an intransigent India. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was in the backdrop of these circumstances that 20-year old Adil Ahmed Dar, who had been humiliated, tortured and illegally detained, decided to take law into his own hands and square off with the so-called law enforcers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Driving a car packed with about 80-100 kilos of explosives, Dar rammed a bus laden with policemen of the Central Reserve Police Force, killing 40 of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>A phone call was opportunely received by Indian intelligence agencies soon after, claiming that JeM had carried out the bombing. The Indian media stirred up a storm in no time, and every Indian bayed for Pakistani blood. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hints of an imminent ‘surgical strike,’ by India – fake and farcical though the previous one in 2016 had been – began to make the rounds. The die had been cast, and there was no going back. India failed to provide evidence of Dar’s contacts with anyone in Pakistan, either by way of tapped phone calls, physical contact with any Pakistani agents, or material found on his person or from his home indicating any complicity. All that was known about Dar was that he was a home-grown Kashmiri youngster with no outside contacts whatsoever, and that he had been radicalised by the spate of brutalities by the Indian law enforcing agencies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Acting as the judge, jury and executioner, and pandering to the frenzy created by the irresponsible media, Modi declared that Dar had been trained and supported by Pakistani agents. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Retribution was, thus, the only option to deter any more ‘mischief’ by Pakistan, Modi blustered. It was made clear that India would decide the time and place to administer exemplary punishment to Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoLEQOgknUAfWFx5n-Lhlli5HNH8j8fw_0P1sXCAOVxRmCgSLk6rKLlnMMPpAMnVg9OrMhRVba4L19N6wlqTyX32LORq6spNLQnBtAtg7K7OzSzGjyS65wJO4XLqPVG0IzAGVDUlu0a-E/s1600/Kashmir.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="624" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoLEQOgknUAfWFx5n-Lhlli5HNH8j8fw_0P1sXCAOVxRmCgSLk6rKLlnMMPpAMnVg9OrMhRVba4L19N6wlqTyX32LORq6spNLQnBtAtg7K7OzSzGjyS65wJO4XLqPVG0IzAGVDUlu0a-E/s320/Kashmir.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At 0130 hours (all times PST), on the morning of 26 February, a flight of sixteen IAF Mirage 2000 took off from their home base, Gwalior.  The strike element in the formation included six Mirage 2000H armed with one 900 kg Israeli-origin Spice 2000 bomb each, and four Mirage 2000H (out of the originally planned six) armed with one Israeli-origin Crystal Maze <span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">[1]</span> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">missile</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> each.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Six upgraded Mirage 2000I, each armed with six MICA air-to-air missiles, escorted the strike package. The Mirage 2000s, which had to traverse a distance of 1,000 km from Gwalior, were supported midway by an Il-78 in-flight refuelling tanker.  One Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWCS) aircraft provided surveillance support to the strike package.</span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While the Spice 2000 bombs could be launched in the autonomous GPS-assisted delivery mode, the Crystal Maze missiles had to be steered to the target by the pilot via data link, after launch. The TV/imaging infra-red camera in the nose of the Crystal Maze missile could not only provide a view to the pilot for steering it to the target, the dramatic terminal phase could be fed as live video to the revenge-hungry Indian public. </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first of several snags hit the mission when cloud cover over all of Kashmir precluded employment of the Crystal Maze missiles, and the four Mirage 2000H had to hold off in frustration. The remaining formation sneaked in from a south-easterly direction for a stand-off attack on a seminary at Jabba village near Balakot town, close to the international border.  At 0258 hours, six Mirages carrying the Spice 2000 bombs lobbed them, and broke off immediately.  With the bombs’ stand-off range of over 60 km, there was no need to cross into Pakistani territory, as safety of their aircraft was of greater concern, than any qualms about international censure for violating Pakistan’s airspace. In  the event, the aircraft did ingress about 10 km into Azad Kashmir, ostensibly to drive home a point that India did not consider it as disputed territory.  Traversing about 40 km, five bombs fell in a forested area, a few hundred meters from the intended target, and decimated nothing more than a few pine trees.<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">[2]</span>  F-16 and JF-17 fighters on patrol were promptly directed to intercept the intruders, but were restrained by the prevalent rules of engagement from crossing over into enemy territory.  </span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was propitious that the bombs did not hit the seminary, as it housed a boarding facility for over 200 students aged 8-15 years. The seminary is one of thousands of similar facilities in the country where young children memorise the Holy Quran, a not uncommon practice amongst the faithful. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Mercifully, there was no loss of lives or property at Balakot as the IAF mission had failed completely.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">  </span></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZzPljt2vbntXL32wgbGO18pbynhrw1jgAco0wcV6wbderg_yyK7x7sNsoSeQ2Uj7QcElJcxDTRMqdmmZ8lOvHdVkVngyzCYQqd0BA1guKmqKgXTAlMPTzIpFlVN2w3f-UYevuBchBJDg/s1600/2703TargetMiss8.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="1000" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZzPljt2vbntXL32wgbGO18pbynhrw1jgAco0wcV6wbderg_yyK7x7sNsoSeQ2Uj7QcElJcxDTRMqdmmZ8lOvHdVkVngyzCYQqd0BA1guKmqKgXTAlMPTzIpFlVN2w3f-UYevuBchBJDg/s400/2703TargetMiss8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There have been speculations about the cause of the failure, but the most plausible one was proffered by three members of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) viz, Marcus Hellyer, Nathan Ruser and Aakriti Bachhawat. The trio posited that there was a mismatch between the target elevation sensed by the GPS and the orthometric elevation (above mean sea level) as given on aeronautical charts. Apparently the orthometric elevation was in error (less than actual), causing all the bombs to overshoot. PAF’s former Gp Capt Parvez Mahmood, who has extensive experience of interpreting satellite imagery, is of the opinion that, “determining a precise 3D point on Earth requires satisfying a lot of variables, so errors similar to the one in the Balakot strike are not unusual.”</span></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; line-height: 115%;">High resolution satellite images of the bomb impact craters provided by European Space Imaging (ESI) clearly show that all the bombs missed their targets by similar distances, and in the same direction, indicating a mission planning miscalculation. </span><span style="background: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; line-height: 115%;">According to Adrian Zevenbergen, the Managing Director of ESI, which released an image of the so-called Jaish camp a day after the IAF's attack, “The image captured with Worldview-2 of the buildings in question shows no evidence of a bombing having occurred. There are no signs of scorching, no large distinguishable holes in the roofs of buildings and no signs of stress to the surrounding vegetation.”</span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I</span>mmediately after the failed Indian strike, Pakistanis clamoured for revenge as expected, and Prime Minister Imran Khan duly promised it. The dilemma of escalation weighed heavily on the political and military leadership, and there was consensus that the response had to be as measured and controlled as was possible. Even the number of bombs planned for delivery were to be in equal measure. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The PAF was well-prepared for a whole range of targeting options, and it settled for a stand-off attack similar to the IAF’s, with the important difference that it would be against military targets in the Poonch-Rajauri-Naushera Sector in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK).</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The IAF stood guard on the night of 26 February when the PAF’s riposte was expected. Extensive Combat Air Patrols (</span><st1:stockticker style="color: black; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;" w:st="on">CAP</st1:stockticker><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">) were flown by the IAF, with surveillance support from ground radars, </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">as well as an AEWCS aircraft anchored over Adampur.</span></span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When the PAF did not show up till sunrise of 27 February, the IAF eased off from its highest alert state, and waited for the following night. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A pair of Su-30MKI was patrolling near Srinagar, while a pair of Mirage 2000I was patrolling east of Udhampur.  </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">PAF’s deception worked splendidly when its strike package of four Mirage 5PA/IIIDA of  No 15 Squadron and two JF-17 of No 16 Squadron, duly supported by a big swarm of escorts and patrolling fighters</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (a mix of F-16A/B and JF-17), cluttered the scopes of IAF’s ground radars at 0920 hours.<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">[3]</span> Working at the rear of the fighter package were PAF’s SAAB Erieye AEWCS aircraft, and the DA-20 Falcon in which electronic warfare wizards sat ready with their arcane tricks.</span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcgJPFaGLBRBVElfbXojASM1QJOU3_tdC_hMPzd-6NgnJiFX80H9EyRcczhwB0AL6ydEa182JdiUJSt0DYvY4dlnw-N6X78ilJ_yXaFBH8FZM34Ud8MP0PL0MryicdBwcQbHOm53Goom-/s1600/GIDS-REK-01-692x360.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="200" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcgJPFaGLBRBVElfbXojASM1QJOU3_tdC_hMPzd-6NgnJiFX80H9EyRcczhwB0AL6ydEa182JdiUJSt0DYvY4dlnw-N6X78ilJ_yXaFBH8FZM34Ud8MP0PL0MryicdBwcQbHOm53Goom-/s200/GIDS-REK-01-692x360.png" width="200" /></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EOVcyDQGiHGtKUR_CHM3cRcAWSRtb8i1Gwsdcswx28jyelIjmYHN0rkrT-tQwGNEmT3H-rtGdouJ_IN2knUhg6SG8lYJMt9pKxPJnTZY_Qs_gj18tdsNFxd4JrKkcmdLU-j7yQFj6jPV/s1600/Denel-Raptor-II-692x360.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="692" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EOVcyDQGiHGtKUR_CHM3cRcAWSRtb8i1Gwsdcswx28jyelIjmYHN0rkrT-tQwGNEmT3H-rtGdouJ_IN2knUhg6SG8lYJMt9pKxPJnTZY_Qs_gj18tdsNFxd4JrKkcmdLU-j7yQFj6jPV/s200/Denel-Raptor-II-692x360.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Two vintage – but still quite capable – Mirage 5PA, each armed with one H-4 stand-off  bomb<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">[4</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx" name="_ednref4" style="mso-endnote-id: edn4;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, along with two JF-17, each armed with two Mk-83 Range Extension Kit (REK) bombs<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">[5</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx" name="_ednref5" style="mso-endnote-id: edn5;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, headed towards their respective targets in southern-western IHK. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was a bright and clear morning, <span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">with excellent visibility after the previous night’s rain.</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Each Mirage 5PA was followed by its communication control aircraft, a dual-seat Mirage IIIDA, which was to steer the H-4 after launch through data link, while the JF-17s’ Mk-83 REK were to be launched in the autonomous ‘fire and forget’ mode. With the H-4 having a range of over 120 km, and the Mk-83 REK having at least half of that, the bombs offered safety to the launch aircraft as these could be delivered from well inside own territory, and the aircraft could then break off.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">  </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Mirage IIIDA control aircraft, however, had to continue flying towards the target, refining the H-4 bomb’s flight path till impact. The bomb can be steered with great accuracy, as the high resolution image of the target seen by the bomb’s seeker head is constantly relayed to the control aircraft. Since the purpose of the mission was essentially to demonstrate that Pakistan had the resolve, as well as the capability of responding in kind, it was decided that there was no compelling need to pick the front door of a brigade commander’s office, or the air shafts of soldiers’ bunkers. General area bombing of open spaces in military garrisons near the Line of Control (LOC) in IHK was, therefore, agreed upon.</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">[6</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx" name="_ednref6" style="mso-endnote-id: edn6;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was expected that this ‘abundance of restraint’ would prevent mass carnage in the Indian military garrisons, which could otherwise lead to a chain of escalatory actions, and spiral into a very dangerous all-out war under a nuclear overhang. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When the PAF struck the garrisons within 32 hours of IAF’s abortive air strike at Balakot, it came like a ‘shot across the bow’ and had the desired sobering effect on the Indian military commanders.</span><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small; mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">7</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General Bipin Rawat, the Indian Chief of Army Staff, was forced to take a pause from his regular harangue about sorting out Pakistan. Unsurprisingly, he has not uttered any more threats to Pakistan, ever since. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk42uGWScUdzoq6V75V7CZw5QFxkBFKo-aDNBYfu3EbRep2MKf3OdHi-pMPKk0aCDWtwiFSNT5FwrGzi4qWA6uWAIso90e4EgiaKu0fGNmiUjjJBPNzU6OO07Ds0lW3kZ6UuA0I9Eq-St/s1600/HS.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="352" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk42uGWScUdzoq6V75V7CZw5QFxkBFKo-aDNBYfu3EbRep2MKf3OdHi-pMPKk0aCDWtwiFSNT5FwrGzi4qWA6uWAIso90e4EgiaKu0fGNmiUjjJBPNzU6OO07Ds0lW3kZ6UuA0I9Eq-St/s200/HS.jpg" width="175" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Sqn Ldr Hasan Siddiqui</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">PAF’s approaching strike force had, meanwhile, rung frantic alarms on the Indian air defence radars, and patrolling fighters were directed to intercept them. <span style="color: black;"> </span>Struggling to sift through the degraded communications environment, IAF fighters were unable to understand the instructions of their air defence controllers. <span style="color: black;"> </span>An F-16 pair led by Sqn Ldr Hasan Siddiqui of the elite Combat Commanders’ School, was vectored towards two approaching IAF fighters flying in an extended trail formation. The very long range at which the adversary aircraft appeared on the F-16 radar scopes suggested that these were big targets, most likely Su-30MKI. After sampling the target data and confirming valid firing parameters, Hasan let go an <st1:stockticker style="color: black;" w:st="on">AIM</st1:stockticker>-120C (AMRAAM)<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">[8</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx" name="_ednref8" style="mso-endnote-id: edn8;" title=""><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></span></span></a></span> at 0936 hours,<span style="color: black;"> and promptly announced ‘Fox Three,’ the brevity code for an active radar-guided missile launch.</span><span style="color: black;">  </span>Missile flight data fed back to the F-16 fire control computer in real-time, seemed to indicate that the missile had made its mark.<span style="color: black;">  </span> Whether the Su-30 had met a violent end, or was damaged and landed back, or the aircrew had been able to kinetically defeat the missile altogether, remains moot.<span style="color: black;">  Hard</span> evidence by way of aircraft wreckage or details of aircrew casualties has not been available so far. Debris of the AIM-120C missile was, however, picked up and displayed on Indian television in a ludicrous tri-services press conference, as the IAF brass unsportingly complained about PAF using F-16s in what was actually a telling response to its own aggression. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Soon after the shoot-out, all hell broke loose in the Indian camp, as revealed by radar and VHF radio monitoring. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the ensuing confusion, the Terminal Air Defence Unit at Srinagar Air Force Station reported a slow speed radar contact heading towards it. As leaked reports suggest, the contact was taken for a hostile Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, and the Chief Operations Officer ordered it to be shot down. At 0940 hours, an Israeli-origin Spyder surface-to-air missile was launched, but its target turned out to be an IAF Mi-17 V-5 helicopter belonging to the Srinagar-based No 154 Helicopter Unit. The helicopter crashed near Budgam, and six aircrew, along with a civilian on the ground, lost their lives in a case of morale-shattering fratricide. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meanwhile, higher in the skies, the sole Su-30 remaining in the area flew helter-skelter, something quite baffling, considering that these are multi-crew fighters endowed with very powerful radars, and were armed to the teeth with an array of four R-77 active radar-guided BVR missiles, and four R-73 infra-red seeking dogfight missiles each.  The Su-30 abruptly called ‘Bingo’ (low on fuel) and exited the area at high speed after only 25 minutes of flight, despite having an endurance of at least two hours while on routine air patrols. As per radio monitoring, it transpired that the two Su-30s had earlier failed to synchronise their data links and had been unable to provide any mutual support by way of radar data sharing. </span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 115%;">In the on-going fracas, the Mirage 2000 formation on patrol was pulled back. In all probability, this was done to prevent these high value aircraft from being targeted by more BVR shots; however, one is also inclined to believe that the panic-striken pilots may have opportunely declared some kind of weapon system failures. Whatever the reason, these state-of-the-art Mirages were of no help in warding off the PAF fighters, despite being equipped with MICA missiles that were comparable in performance to the F-16s’ AMRAAMs.  As for operational commanders on the ground, it needs no guessing that they had gone into a paralytic freeze, and needed time to gather their wits. When the decision for action finally came, it was a pathetic one: to use the MiG-21 Bisons <span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">–</span> virtually as cannon fodder, it may be added.</span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI3Sef2ksowKT__eZvQkhFgZW9Jof36cAPI9M3qb-COAjHDxcQfhdw8lt7VtdGbhJCPGVrmSyNE-j-Y27nD7cbdjxJXdCvFuJZI_0C46XxWPwmmAc5cYvDZcWvPKgqHQ8ri4K6LDgmxE4/s1600/NAK.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="354" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI3Sef2ksowKT__eZvQkhFgZW9Jof36cAPI9M3qb-COAjHDxcQfhdw8lt7VtdGbhJCPGVrmSyNE-j-Y27nD7cbdjxJXdCvFuJZI_0C46XxWPwmmAc5cYvDZcWvPKgqHQ8ri4K6LDgmxE4/s200/NAK.jpg" width="176" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Wg Cdr Noman Ali Khan</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At 0930 hours, two pairs of MiG-21 Bisons of No 51 Squadron were scrambled successively from Srinagar and nearby Awantipur, to boost up IAF’s diminishing presence in the air. A senior pilot, Wg Cdr Abhinandan ‘Nandu’ Varthaman (callsign ‘Alpha One’), along with his wingman, Sqn Ldr Anubhav Vyas, was directed by the ground radar to “turn 160 (degrees),” towards a patrolling pair of PAF fighters.</span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Flying low and masked by the Parmandal Range, Abhinandan had tried to pull a surprise by abruptly popping up from behind the hills.  Apprehending PAF's snooping capabilities, he had even switched off his Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder. He also kept his radar controller posted about his ground position by reporting it in pre-arranged codes. H</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">owever, Abhinandan remained oblivious of the fact that unlike ground based radars, PAF's AEWCs and high flying fighters had no line of sight issues, and could clearly see him on their radars. Moments after he called out his ground position, "over LC (Line of Control)," Abhinandan’s MiG-21 was hit by an </span><st1:stockticker style="color: black; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;" w:st="on">AIM</st1:stockticker><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">-</span><st1:metricconverter productid="120C" style="color: black; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;" w:st="on">120C</st1:metricconverter><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> missile launched from an F-16 flown by Wg Cdr Noman Ali Khan, the Officer Commanding of No 29 ‘Aggressor’ Squadron, and also the overall mission leader. Radio monitoring revealed that Abhinandan  was being frantically warned by his ground control about the danger he was getting into. “Alpha One, flow cold. Nandu, if you hear me, flow cold,” is how a desperate female controller, Flt Lt Minty Agarwal, called the unresponsive pilot in high-pitched screams.</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">[9</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx" name="_ednref9" style="mso-endnote-id: edn9;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fully conscious but half-deaf by then, Abhinandan soon ran into trouble</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">though Vyas, having heard the warning screams, was able to make good his escape.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At around 0957 hours, he was seen to be coming down by parachute near Sandar village in Bhimber District, about five km from the LOC inside Azad Kashmir. <span style="color: black;"> </span>Not unexpectedly, he got an unsavoury welcome at the hands of locals who had mobbed him. Later, during his brief confinement, Abhinandan stated that while he was looking for the target on the MiG-21 radar display, his aircraft was hit, and he managed to eject just as it went out of control.<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">[10</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx" name="_ednref10" style="mso-endnote-id: edn10;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br /> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span></span><br /> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It has to be noted that at no stage did Abhinandan claim shooting down an F-16, something deceitfully attributed to him after his repatriation by none other than the Indian Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. The false claim has been repeated <i style="color: black;">ad nauseam</i> by the IAF, and parroted by the Indian media in a furtive effort to redeem some respectability, after a disastrous showing by the world’s fourth largest air force. <span style="color: black;"> </span>All four of the unfired missiles were recovered from the MiG-21 wreckage, and displayed to the media by the Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations, exposing Sitharaman’s brazen claim.<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">[<span style="background-color: white;">11</span></span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx" name="_ednref11" style="mso-endnote-id: edn11;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">]</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KpUr58E5hKGj-LkJLfA8U7MuCupPT0dKURYApFDwDQAWASjSv1qNbsUf65PJQPxk2EOVlrLIehphdydUH1DtmUUYpS3V3WVS3ZSCzT8RA0GyITQiugvyOhgK61uheXRtaqwHjBMup9xe/s1600/untitled.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="751" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KpUr58E5hKGj-LkJLfA8U7MuCupPT0dKURYApFDwDQAWASjSv1qNbsUf65PJQPxk2EOVlrLIehphdydUH1DtmUUYpS3V3WVS3ZSCzT8RA0GyITQiugvyOhgK61uheXRtaqwHjBMup9xe/s200/untitled.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">"The tea was fantastic!"</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Abhinandan’s effusive compliments to the Pakistan Army about being ‘a very professional service’ – as well as praise for the delicious tea served to him at a custodial facility, which he slurped with relish – earned him enough ‘brownie’ points in Pakistan. His countrymen, however, were evidently not amused by his capers. Abhinandan was discourteously seen off by the Islamabad-based Indian Air Advisor at the border crossing point of Wagah, and in a frosty reception, was not even saluted by the Indian guards as he set foot in his country. It is not too far-fetched to imagine that on return from captivity, Abhinandan was presented with a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fait accompli</i>: claim downing an F-16, or face disciplinary action for ‘unpatriotically fraternising with the enemy.’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If such was indeed the case, it is possible that a straight-talking Abhinandan may be averse to towing the official line, and explains why the ‘hero’ continues to be hidden from the media and the public on grounds of ‘security.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmmryD2KzuA6qstaQ6a0Y4T68D4q7pe5POHpUZ3b2mLmBzwXKK84ulZkjnSvmFPV5sQrWx72JjIjjEAyn4D6WOoKHvrN3FFLGC7fgQ8FtwfUtLrqlvTapzW4FhUbMlFNPaCaDJfXilc3m/s1600/abc.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="1027" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmmryD2KzuA6qstaQ6a0Y4T68D4q7pe5POHpUZ3b2mLmBzwXKK84ulZkjnSvmFPV5sQrWx72JjIjjEAyn4D6WOoKHvrN3FFLGC7fgQ8FtwfUtLrqlvTapzW4FhUbMlFNPaCaDJfXilc3m/s320/abc.jpg" width="216" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">According to a report by senior staff writer Lara Seligman of the prominent US <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Foreign  Policy</i> magazine (4 April 2019), “a US count of the F-16s with Pakistan found that all the fighter planes were present and accounted for, and none of them were missing.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The report clearly contradicts India’s claim that the IAF had shot down a PAF F-16. Seligman writes that, “the count, conducted by U.S. authorities on the ground in Pakistan, sheds doubt on New Delhi’s version of events, suggesting that Indian authorities may have misled the international community about what happened that day.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the same report, Vipin Narang, an Indian-origin US associate professor of political science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a member of the MIT Security Studies Program states, “As details come out, it looks worse and worse for the Indians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It looks increasingly like India failed to impose significant costs on Pakistan, but lost a plane and a helicopter of its own in the process.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">That the US has completely disregarded the frivolous Indian complaints also reinforces the Pakistani contention that the F-16s were used legitimately for self-defence.</span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Soon after the Indian protest,</span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">the US State Department’s deputy spokesman Robert Palladino </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">shrugged it off by curtly stating <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">that, “as a matter of policy, we don’t publicly comment on the contents of bilateral agreements involving US defence technologies.” Later on 28 April, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Indian Express</i> quoted a US official as saying, “Soon after we were informed by the Indian side about Pakistan using F-16 aircraft on February 27, we informed the Indians that we will not be sharing any information on the subject as it is a bilateral matter between US and Pakistan.” The apparent US indifference to the Indian complaint can also be seen as a clever marketing ploy for US military hardware, which had yet again demonstrated its cutting edge.</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rather than complain about PAF using F-16s in combat, the IAF needs some stern introspection about its questionable performance. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having the initiative, as well as some of the world’s best fighters like the Su-30MKI and Mirage 2000I in its inventory, it failed to deliver in a situation where it could have done what the plucky PAF actually did. The fig leaf of ‘technical asymmetry’ is now being shoddily used to cover up IAF’s embarrassing dysfunction at the operational and tactical levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>What the IAF needs to reflect on is the hard fact the PAF is well-led, well-trained, very vigilant, and endowed with a strong fighting spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  It should not be difficult to see why it has consistently achieved outsized effects through narrowly focused efforts.</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">With zilch to show for, </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"> proper course of action for Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, the IAF air chief, would have been to step down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Instead, he deplorably leagued</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> up with</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"> the discomfited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government and the Bollywood-inured media, which continue to churn out nothing but lies and fanciful claims. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1em 0in; text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p8cHnJBur2Hlw0pq6h2vxsktUSTyy73Pc2QEeJLRjZcyVk7hFebSCY9Q1Jba_m-qL-aossrhvwRA0I3Gc4zOSoWXKNZojEVF1QyjdSr1ikVqR8Nq10fn0ngulH3ZDSzmZz4qdPbAkpcc/s1600/New+Picture+%25285%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="507" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p8cHnJBur2Hlw0pq6h2vxsktUSTyy73Pc2QEeJLRjZcyVk7hFebSCY9Q1Jba_m-qL-aossrhvwRA0I3Gc4zOSoWXKNZojEVF1QyjdSr1ikVqR8Nq10fn0ngulH3ZDSzmZz4qdPbAkpcc/s200/New+Picture+%25285%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is of great concern that Modi’s military advisors, particularly the Air Staff, were unmindful of the fact that grave risk of escalation is inherent in the cavalier use of air power, whose most significant attribute is its vast offensive capability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>In the aerial encounter of 27 February, there was a high probability of several more IAF aircraft being shot down, given PAF’s definite edge in BVR air combat. The conflict was, thus, clearly fraught with the likelihood of tit-for-tat intensification to a point of no return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>That the two nuclear powers were on the brink of a terrible catastrophe is something which needs serious reflection, especially for the initiator of the conflict – in this case Mr Modi, who seemed to have coolly run an election campaign on the wings of the IAF.  According to Hannah Haegeland, a research fellow at The Stimson Center, “the perception of Indian military superiority has been tarnished. Its competence and professionalism is being questioned, because the military leaders knowingly defended an inaccurate BJP position.”</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Indian Prime Minister’s whimper (quoted in </span><i style="color: black; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">India Today</i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, 3 March 2019) that, “if we had the Rafale, things would have been different,” begs a question: “Why did you step in the ring if you weren’t prepared, Modi jee?” Clearly, the Indian Prime Minister miscalculated Pakistan’s resolve and ability to pay back promptly, and ended up getting a black eye in the bargain. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> To redeem the lost prestige of the military, it is entirely possible that a false flag operation may yet be contrived by Modi – a dangerous prospect that the world needs to be watchful about.</span><br /><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Note</b>: Article revised on 2 March, 2020.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">__________________________</span></span></span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Crystal Maze is a derivative of the Israeli Popeye missile. It weighs 1,100 kg (2,400 lb), and has a range of 80 km.</span><br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">The sixth bomb is said to have failed to release.</span><br /> <div class="MsoEndnoteText"> <span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>[3</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Two pairs of fighters escorted the strike packages, while four sections of 4-ship fighters each, patrolled along the LOC. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">The F-16s were armed with 4xAIM-120C-5 and 2xAIM-9M missiles, while the JF-17s were armed with 2xSD-10 and 2xPL-5 missiles.</span><br /> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[4</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"> The H-4 stand-off weapon consists of a 2,600 lb (1,180 kg) bomb integrated with an automatically deployable wing unit, an electro-optical guidance unit, and control fins.</span><br /> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue;">[5</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> The Mk-83 REK consists of a 1,000 lb (450 kg) bomb integrated with an automatically deployable wing unit, an inertial guidance unit aided by GPS, and control fins.<br /><span style="color: blue;">[6</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Targeting was planned in proximity of HQ 10 Brigade in Poonch and HQ 120 Brigade in Rajauri with 2xMk 83 REK bombs each, and in proximity of logistics and ammunition depots in Narian and Naushera with 1xH-4 bomb each.<br /><span style="color: blue;">[7</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> In naval parlance, ‘a shot across the bow’ signifies a warning shot to a ship. It has been learnt that the GOC-in-C Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh and Commander 16 Corps, Lt Gen Paramjit Singh had left after a meeting at Rajauri Brigade HQ only minutes before the bombing.<br /><span style="color: blue;">[8</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> AMRAAM stands for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile.<br /><span style="color: blue;">[9]</span> 'Flow cold' means avoiding a head-on, high rate-of-closure approach. By turning away, the missile’s firing envelope can be drastically shrunk, and the missile can be defeated kinetically.<br /><span style="color: blue;">[10</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> The downed MiG-21 tail number was CU2328. It was configured with four missiles under the wings, and an under-fuselage drop tank. <br /><span style="color: blue;">[11</span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/KAISER%20TUFAIL/Desktop/Pulwama%20-%20From%20Bluster%20to%20a%20Whimper.docx"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">]</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Clearly recognisable despite the considerable crash damage, these missiles included 2xR-73 dogfight missiles, and 2xR-77 BVR missiles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> <div align="center"> </div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> ___________________________</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Frequently Asked Questions</span></span></b><br /> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Q 1.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">   </span>What was the confusion about the number of downed IAF pilots on the day of the shooting?</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A1.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>The soldiers of two co-located Pak Army Units near the place of the IAF pilot’s parachute landing, rushed to apprehend him. After his arrest, both Units reported to their higher formations that a pilot had been captured. The higher formations in turn reported the same to GHQ, which understood the two reports to be independent, and hastily announced the capture of two pilots. The report was later retracted, but in the interim a lot of confusion prevailed. </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b></span><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iWLrzLQ7c5g3p9lwTDKNBvgTL3lmnmhbJzKrpT30FaBMQUXfAz-1T7leuPULX4M2uL9EiNABOsnlXiKUoTDyB4OGsMrR8zMq7Fs2IdlzOVl07B0nc_3hsRreDkkbeCN4qzCHGAVDYjXx/s1600/54401904_2051765461597404_3996677427836223488_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="960" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iWLrzLQ7c5g3p9lwTDKNBvgTL3lmnmhbJzKrpT30FaBMQUXfAz-1T7leuPULX4M2uL9EiNABOsnlXiKUoTDyB4OGsMrR8zMq7Fs2IdlzOVl07B0nc_3hsRreDkkbeCN4qzCHGAVDYjXx/s200/54401904_2051765461597404_3996677427836223488_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Q2.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>The Indians claim that the missing rocket motor in the debris of one of the MiG-21 R-73 missiles (extreme right in picture) indicates that it may have been fired at the PAF F-16. The Indians claim that the missile’s Guidance and Control Unit was later retrieved from the ground by Pak Army, and then displayed with the rest of the missiles to give the impression that it was actually found in the MiG-21 wreckage. What do you have to say?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A2.     A keen observer of the MiG-21 wreckage would note that the rocket motor of the missile in question (rectangle 2) is stuck on the missile launcher rail, as it did not get dislodged on impact with the ground. As such, all the missile parts could not be put together and displayed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pictures below make it quite clear that all parts of the missile were available in the wreckage.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jNx9T5fwDwUuhRyRfNbMHyuW6EZHIVH-NfOKfLlvlKGr0kE9YFRp7vzZp9yJQWHUTSzuq5iZ96B_ek6v_iOV3qy7ISlW0FNMPSeoeHJkvlS5uiliDX3KGGzWRV8c5pUQQqca_I3W6fuc/s1600/1_wJlFJJBnuBE26LZwNR56OA.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="1127" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jNx9T5fwDwUuhRyRfNbMHyuW6EZHIVH-NfOKfLlvlKGr0kE9YFRp7vzZp9yJQWHUTSzuq5iZ96B_ek6v_iOV3qy7ISlW0FNMPSeoeHJkvlS5uiliDX3KGGzWRV8c5pUQQqca_I3W6fuc/s640/1_wJlFJJBnuBE26LZwNR56OA.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[Courtesy Michael Sheldon and Kanish Karan of DFRLab]</td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Q3.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What were the Indian senior officers trying to prove by displaying a part of the AIM-120C during a press conference?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEA7h6km6g5VDI9cyDzTCvs6vJAEC5esKHVmPGeStDdFRor03zWqDQJlnrYX34yqlnV9GeBRGOcVw1Ck8t-Cb0XmzpoKMYaAViNalNDYKApzBABiUjUNONn37pAYHkjoCBEqfV_S5XjEI/s1600/aim120c.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEA7h6km6g5VDI9cyDzTCvs6vJAEC5esKHVmPGeStDdFRor03zWqDQJlnrYX34yqlnV9GeBRGOcVw1Ck8t-Cb0XmzpoKMYaAViNalNDYKApzBABiUjUNONn37pAYHkjoCBEqfV_S5XjEI/s200/aim120c.jpg" width="200" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A3.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>The Indian senior officers were trying to bring it to the notice of Americans that PAF had employed the F-16s and AIM-120C missiles in contravention of the purchase agreement with them. The Indians were apparently under the impression that these missiles had been purchased at over $500,000 a piece only to shoot down non-existent Taliban  fighter aircraft, and that their use against India was not fair play.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong>Q4.</strong>    Why do you think the Su-30MKI, with its powerful long range radar and R-77 BVR missiles, was unable to shoot down any PAF fighter?<br /><br />A4.    While the Su-30MKI's radar (N011M 'Bars') is indeed powerful and has very long search and track ranges, the R-77 missile is clearly outranged by the F-16's AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM. So there is a radar-weapon mismatch on the Su-30MKI, which is why the IAF is desperate to get the Meteor missile-equipped Rafale fighters.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Q5.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">    </span>Why haven’t you disclosed the maximum range of the AIM-120C, as well as the ranges at which these missiles were fired? That would have made reconstruction of the air combat a lot more easier to understand. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A5.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>A frank answer is that I do not want to go to jail!<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong>Q6.</strong>    It was disclosed during the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press conference that F-16s were not employed in the conflict. What do you have to say about that?<br /><br />A6.     Please refer to Q/A7.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong>Q7.</strong>    Since air combat is a highly technical subject, wouldn't it have been better to have a PAF fighter pilot alongside, during the ISPR press conferences pertaining to the conflict?<br /><br />A7.     I couldn't agree more on this point. I am reminded of the old adage, 'Fighter Pilots do it Better.'<br /><br /><b>Q8</b>.   What about the rumour that the IAF had planned to attack with surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) in reply to PAF's 'Swift Retort' on the morning of 27 Feb?<br /><br />A8.   After a disastrous showing by IAF on the 26th and 27th February, the Indian government unwisely decided to even the score by deploying - conceivably for employing - SSMs against Pakistan.  Apparently, this measure was aimed at preventing further fighter losses at the hands of the PAF that was perceived by the IAF as 'technically superior.'  Exercise of the rash and senseless decision to deploy SSMs could well have been misconstrued by Pakistan, and a catastrophic exchange could have followed between nuclear-armed neighbours. It was fortuitous for USA to have gotten wind of the Indian move, and Modi was promptly ordered to hold fire, or else.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia";">________________</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">© KAISER TUFAIL</span></span><br /> <br /></div> <o:p><span style="font-family: "book antiqua";"><span style="color: #660000;"><em closure_uid_mh3og0="126">This article was published in <strong>'Defence Journal' </strong>July 2019 issue.</em></span></span></o:p></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/05733145033238064933' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/05733145033238064933' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Kaiser Tufail</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7015706228080005541' title='Email Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='13' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1435220351'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7015706228080005541&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7015706228080005541&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7015706228080005541&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7015706228080005541&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7015706228080005541&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7015706228080005541&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='comments' id='comments'> <a name='comments'></a> <h4>40 comments:</h4> <div id='Blog1_comments-block-wrapper'> <dl class='avatar-comment-indent' id='comments-block'> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c3346144313727080868'> <a name='c3346144313727080868'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Anonymous"> </span></div> Anonymous said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-3346144313727080868'> <p> A retired air force pilot and a blogger. How much accuracy do you have in the account that was narrated or pieced over from info from the junior contemporaries. It is still in a big grey zone over what kind of jets were shot down other than the MiG-21, which was obvious from the found wreckage.<br /><br />Enlighten a few of us new Viper drivers.<br /><br />Cheers and Fangs Out </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559446981775#c3346144313727080868' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=3346144313727080868' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c7944002209402301496'> <a name='c7944002209402301496'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/10737441378860117185" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-7944002209402301496-10737441378860117185"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Unknown"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/10737441378860117185' rel='nofollow'>Unknown</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-7944002209402301496'> <p> Comments from Masroor <br />Kaiser, a very well researched expos茅 of such lucid narration that common readers with no military background would easily follow. Your embedded remarks and reconstruction of events is in complete harmony. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks. <br />The answers to FAQ#4 is candid & #5 seems to have come out from the core of my heart. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559451005952#c7944002209402301496' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1388719'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7944002209402301496' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c3964671742895995158'> <a name='c3964671742895995158'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/10432226393774979752" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-3964671742895995158-10432226393774979752"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Tanvir Mughal"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/10432226393774979752' rel='nofollow'>Tanvir Mughal</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-3964671742895995158'> <p> By far the most comprehensive and detailed analyst of the events of Feb 26/27.<br />It was bewildering as why in the presence of highly capable SU-30s and Mirage-2000s, the IAF sent in the vulnerable Bison to intercept the PAF fighters and sir Kaiser Tufail exposes the mystery without any chest thumping which in any case seems to be the forte of IAF and related services. All in all a brilliant piece of work which one expects from the author. <br /> </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559458217956#c3964671742895995158' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-29255118'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=3964671742895995158' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c439022551878179936'> <a name='c439022551878179936'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/09671810302485816405" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-439022551878179936-09671810302485816405"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="T"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/09671810302485816405' rel='nofollow'>T</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-439022551878179936'> <p> Well written Sir. PAF Alhamdulillah wasn't only in the ring and on it's feet this time, it knocked the IAF out completely </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559458436234#c439022551878179936' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-746893495'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=439022551878179936' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c3030891335885292323'> <a name='c3030891335885292323'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/07546754326101934718" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-3030891335885292323-07546754326101934718"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Usaid"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/07546754326101934718' rel='nofollow'>Usaid</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-3030891335885292323'> <p> An exceptional and glid expression of facts, trademark of the author Air Commodore Kaiser Tufail.<br />Though it is likely to fall on deaf ears of a majority of 'Endians' as well as the 'Endian Modia' but it is most certainly very convincing for the International community and few of the sane elements in that increasingly bollywoodized society. As in the words of Mark Twain "Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it", the audience of this piece is apparently only levelheaded, rational and commonsensicals.<br /> </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559460994171#c3030891335885292323' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-422396910'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=3030891335885292323' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c1162733586945967003'> <a name='c1162733586945967003'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/12737390926875307712" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-1162733586945967003-12737390926875307712"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Yalmaz SA"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/12737390926875307712' rel='nofollow'>Yalmaz SA</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-1162733586945967003'> <p> Excellent article Kaiser. Well researched and balanced. Narrating aerial tactical operations without giving away too much info is an art you seem to have mastered well.I truly enjoyed reading your your well researched write up. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559465054004#c1162733586945967003' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1299111538'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=1162733586945967003' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c3394091927934701245'> <a name='c3394091927934701245'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/10239908447194030960" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-3394091927934701245-10239908447194030960"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Unknown"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/10239908447194030960' rel='nofollow'>Unknown</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-3394091927934701245'> <p> An excellent Writeup. Both for those, professionally in the know. And as well for the uninitiated in the technical and the tactical intricacies of Aerial Warfare. Kudos Kaiser. <br /> <br /> <br /> An OLD Two War veteran <br /> Fighter Pilot<br /> </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559467418719#c3394091927934701245' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-368193060'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=3394091927934701245' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c6389352226623660347'> <a name='c6389352226623660347'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Saima"> </span></div> Saima said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-6389352226623660347'> <p> What a delight to read such a lucid and apt account of the air combat, the political hysteria that led into it and the dangers it entailed. More power to you. May I suggest it to be reprinted in other print platforms as well pl. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559468542685#c6389352226623660347' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=6389352226623660347' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c3950447022944202753'> <a name='c3950447022944202753'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/08628686876717027226" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-3950447022944202753-08628686876717027226"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Unknown"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/08628686876717027226' rel='nofollow'>Unknown</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-3950447022944202753'> <p> A very well researched write-up. Beautifully reconstructed aerial engagement which an ordinary civilian can comprehend. The shameless IAF has no guts to tell the truth that they only lost in this act with no gains at all. Let's wait and see if anyone has some self respect and come out with the truth. Congrats Kaiser </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559469744287#c3950447022944202753' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1649456137'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=3950447022944202753' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c5823638437580295058'> <a name='c5823638437580295058'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/13487763819299650414" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-5823638437580295058-13487763819299650414"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Unknown"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/13487763819299650414' rel='nofollow'>Unknown</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-5823638437580295058'> <p> The most hilarious part of the IAF press briefing was showing the AMRAAM part and saying it was recovered from supposedly shot down F-16 wreckage which fell within Pakistan territory.. Indians believe in saying and repeating lies to an extent where it looks like a truth ... and Indian public falls for it ... such a pity </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559470704287#c5823638437580295058' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1532921325'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=5823638437580295058' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c2812478873614995041'> <a name='c2812478873614995041'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/14082281189294841605" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-2812478873614995041-14082281189294841605"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Farrukh Khan Khattak"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/14082281189294841605' rel='nofollow'>Farrukh Khan Khattak</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-2812478873614995041'> <p> one of the most brief and on point article i have read on the entire stand off. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559475808365#c2812478873614995041' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1180786734'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=2812478873614995041' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c5748314042198296795'> <a name='c5748314042198296795'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Anonymous"> </span></div> Anonymous said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-5748314042198296795'> <p> A very precise and excellent article... </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559481724047#c5748314042198296795' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=5748314042198296795' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c7707682708217058791'> <a name='c7707682708217058791'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/06770316778373825483" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-7707682708217058791-06770316778373825483"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Unknown"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06770316778373825483' rel='nofollow'>Unknown</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-7707682708217058791'> <p> Simply immaculate. A Fighter pilot's understanding is as clear as it happened. Nothing more nothing less. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559482156227#c7707682708217058791' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1181649906'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=7707682708217058791' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c3402775708186806400'> <a name='c3402775708186806400'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/16003314565216416976" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-3402775708186806400-16003314565216416976"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Waris"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/16003314565216416976' rel='nofollow'>Waris</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-3402775708186806400'> <p> I was waiting for this analysis. Air combat has changed. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559484951713#c3402775708186806400' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1328754448'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=3402775708186806400' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c5400523977432837251'> <a name='c5400523977432837251'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519212128359148" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-5400523977432837251-01543519212128359148"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Unknown"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519212128359148' rel='nofollow'>Unknown</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-5400523977432837251'> <p> As ususal a professional write up of the highest standard. Precise just like the PAF strike. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559490498689#c5400523977432837251' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1345682751'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=5400523977432837251' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c894724847602049101'> <a name='c894724847602049101'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/10745145530252658427" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-894724847602049101-10745145530252658427"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Unknown"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/10745145530252658427' rel='nofollow'>Unknown</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-894724847602049101'> <p> Excellent write up.Well done Kaiser.A must read.<br /> </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559495028942#c894724847602049101' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1990331844'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=894724847602049101' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c5081905476609043295'> <a name='c5081905476609043295'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/03682547406822279385" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-5081905476609043295-03682547406822279385"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="SaqibJ"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03682547406822279385' rel='nofollow'>SaqibJ</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-5081905476609043295'> <p> Sir, thank you for a well written clear account. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559497795664#c5081905476609043295' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1852291248'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=5081905476609043295' title='Delete Comment'> <img 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src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c4343702835981895167'> <a name='c4343702835981895167'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Anonymous"> </span></div> Anonymous said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-4343702835981895167'> <p> Very well written. <br />Explained all the minor details in a beautiful manner. <br /><br />Regards <br />PAF Viper Pilot </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559500028457#c4343702835981895167' title='comment permalink'> 02 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' 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of Socialistan breaking the news first, made Hasan, a household name overnight instead of Nauman.<br /><br />Can we request Russia / France also to count their Su30 / Mir2k with IAF.<br /><br />And what about thanking Israel thru IAF for gifting Pakistan fully operational kits of SPICE 2000. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559518504941#c818750275688037009' title='comment permalink'> 03 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-2052981262'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=818750275688037009' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c4007593076796306915'> <a name='c4007593076796306915'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/06809027529963564552" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-4007593076796306915-06809027529963564552"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Rana"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/06809027529963564552' rel='nofollow'>Rana</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-4007593076796306915'> <p> Just re-cherished 27/2.long live Pakistan. Salute to the braves of PAF. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559520269105#c4007593076796306915' title='comment permalink'> 03 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-341908168'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=4007593076796306915' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c1962908697933359171'> <a name='c1962908697933359171'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container vcard"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/05105637875227618305" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-1962908697933359171-05105637875227618305"><img src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" class="delayLoad" style="display: none;" longdesc="//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FXfFLQDrYoqV8k5eqcDO7cFYuCjfb76C2Z8nwKw9jxy1vTeu27gdnHxbg21VFMg83DGYtQOSFeoKdUHEBXtRNa0UErrK2COzyCnasC2AnAPAWVCApjeXi7iSp2S26A/s45-c/ZDM+Flag.png" alt="" title="Mohsin E."> <noscript><img src="//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FXfFLQDrYoqV8k5eqcDO7cFYuCjfb76C2Z8nwKw9jxy1vTeu27gdnHxbg21VFMg83DGYtQOSFeoKdUHEBXtRNa0UErrK2COzyCnasC2AnAPAWVCApjeXi7iSp2S26A/s45-c/ZDM+Flag.png" width="35" height="35" class="photo" alt=""></noscript></a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/05105637875227618305' rel='nofollow'>Mohsin E.</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-1962908697933359171'> <p> thanks sir, finally for confirming all of this </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559605596170#c1962908697933359171' title='comment permalink'> 04 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-596894694'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=1962908697933359171' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c939509897670890057'> <a name='c939509897670890057'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Anonymous"> </span></div> Anonymous said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-939509897670890057'> <p> Sir AOA<br />Could not have been better than described<br />Broad analysis if given could help future and leadership of PAF </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559696568137#c939509897670890057' title='comment permalink'> 05 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=939509897670890057' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c1793961219591647911'> <a name='c1793961219591647911'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/12518352625023845183" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-1793961219591647911-12518352625023845183"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Usman"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/12518352625023845183' rel='nofollow'>Usman</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-1793961219591647911'> <p> The sheer lack of critical thinking displayed by large swathes of the Indian media & people was the most concerning thing about this whole drama, quite frankly. It was like a Bollywood drama for them! </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559698723603#c1793961219591647911' title='comment permalink'> 05 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1480114618'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=1793961219591647911' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c997356517346355574'> <a name='c997356517346355574'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/05026476074394885589" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-997356517346355574-05026476074394885589"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Asaf Humayun"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/05026476074394885589' rel='nofollow'>Asaf Humayun</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-997356517346355574'> <p> Air Cdre Kaiser your writing skills narrate the story in easy to understand language. Praiseworthy and riveting. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559758184990#c997356517346355574' title='comment permalink'> 05 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1594801483'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=997356517346355574' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c2863239326354974721'> <a name='c2863239326354974721'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/01209611459354112420" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-2863239326354974721-01209611459354112420"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="rohail nisar"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/01209611459354112420' rel='nofollow'>rohail nisar</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-2863239326354974721'> <p> Very well writen. As a civilan that was the best day after a long. May Allah protect and help u save this country from biger challanges. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1559771874349#c2863239326354974721' title='comment permalink'> 06 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1705392069'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=2863239326354974721' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c5877546932730305273'> <a name='c5877546932730305273'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/15574340304122742586" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-5877546932730305273-15574340304122742586"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="jaykay"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/15574340304122742586' rel='nofollow'>jaykay</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-5877546932730305273'> <p> Excellent.Great write up. I thought the old adage was--Tankers Do It Better but you guys are great<br />Jk -Jehangir Karamat </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1560415620795#c5877546932730305273' title='comment permalink'> 13 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1469179525'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=5877546932730305273' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c5514557740064693746'> <a name='c5514557740064693746'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Anonymous"> </span></div> Anonymous said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-5514557740064693746'> <p> Good job done by PAF.<br />Alhamdulillah. <br />Allah bless Pakistan. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1560683758809#c5514557740064693746' title='comment permalink'> 16 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=5514557740064693746' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c3163411027824244118'> <a name='c3163411027824244118'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Flying Leatherneck"> </span></div> Flying Leatherneck said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-3163411027824244118'> <p> A very interesting account. Still gives out the importance of how preparation and precision must exist in today's theater of conflict. Fly safe and check six !!!<br /><br />-USMC FAC/Naval Aviator (Hornets) </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1561569907658#c3163411027824244118' title='comment permalink'> 26 June, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=3163411027824244118' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c286364499660074423'> <a name='c286364499660074423'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/00727373798073144589" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-286364499660074423-00727373798073144589"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Mateen"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/00727373798073144589' rel='nofollow'>Mateen</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-286364499660074423'> <p> Well said sir </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1561984544886#c286364499660074423' title='comment permalink'> 01 July, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-221304713'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=286364499660074423' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c8259490567788151874'> <a name='c8259490567788151874'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/11441005886093222983" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-8259490567788151874-11441005886093222983"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Alikhan"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/11441005886093222983' rel='nofollow'>Alikhan</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-8259490567788151874'> <p> Accurate. India should count it's SUs </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1562431718820#c8259490567788151874' title='comment permalink'> 06 July, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1676825336'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=8259490567788151874' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c6735088518131875912'> <a name='c6735088518131875912'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/02349784208879677365" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-6735088518131875912-02349784208879677365"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Shazia Abrar"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/02349784208879677365' rel='nofollow'>Shazia Abrar</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-6735088518131875912'> <p> It is being said that Jf-17 detected both SU-30 and Mirage 2000 on its Radar and locked both of them. Is it true? </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1562527495419#c6735088518131875912' title='comment permalink'> 08 July, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1516581216'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=6735088518131875912' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author blog-author' id='c1246774007108441561'> <a name='c1246774007108441561'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container vcard"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/05733145033238064933" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-1246774007108441561-05733145033238064933"><img src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" class="delayLoad" style="display: none;" longdesc="//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySioZS4JquvrfcPm4Aa_uR4r-BTCq1Gn_sBuRjGT4KshDMBJ6oT2bAcB_b7EcJADobl1yt9DJbWVV8q1tlb0yrKCWy3DuCpt8oyRKbq5WnjJMYQ7YqQO0QJHZ058biQ/s45-c/Kaiser-profile.jpg" alt="" title="Kaiser Tufail"> <noscript><img src="//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySioZS4JquvrfcPm4Aa_uR4r-BTCq1Gn_sBuRjGT4KshDMBJ6oT2bAcB_b7EcJADobl1yt9DJbWVV8q1tlb0yrKCWy3DuCpt8oyRKbq5WnjJMYQ7YqQO0QJHZ058biQ/s45-c/Kaiser-profile.jpg" width="35" height="35" class="photo" alt=""></noscript></a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/05733145033238064933' rel='nofollow'>Kaiser Tufail</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-1246774007108441561'> <p> Question by Shazia Abrar: "It is being said that JF-17 detected both SU-30 and Mirage 2000 on its radar and locked both of them. Is it true?"<br /><br />A squadron-strength of F-16s and JF-17s were on CAP. These aircraft were locking up and sampling whatever adversary aircraft they saw. Locking up an aircraft is no big deal, but shooting it down depends on a number of factors based on tactical considerations. Rest assured, next time around it will be the JF-17 scoring. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1562553216089#c1246774007108441561' title='comment permalink'> 08 July, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1435220351'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=1246774007108441561' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c4644270485207155373'> <a name='c4644270485207155373'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Jeff"> </span></div> Jeff said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-4644270485207155373'> <p> This has been an excellent read! Thank you. Any reason why second Su-30MKI was spared - or was it also fired upon? My understanding is that the F-16 can fire multiple AIM 120Cs at multiple targets. Siddiqui's wingman could also have targeted the second Su-30. <br /><br />Thanks. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1563522546904#c4644270485207155373' title='comment permalink'> 19 July, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=4644270485207155373' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c6728418400002496827'> <a name='c6728418400002496827'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/03860625331022774325" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-6728418400002496827-03860625331022774325"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Unknown"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03860625331022774325' rel='nofollow'>Unknown</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-6728418400002496827'> <p> well said.beautifuly narrated , long details--- <br /> </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1565865870404#c6728418400002496827' title='comment permalink'> 15 August, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1506881180'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=6728418400002496827' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c8194491601377934855'> <a name='c8194491601377934855'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><img src="//resources.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Naeem"> </span></div> Naeem said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-8194491601377934855'> <p> Very well written, very honest and truly professional narration of the event.<br /><br /> </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1567260015886#c8194491601377934855' title='comment permalink'> 31 August, 2019 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1039781340'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=8194491601377934855' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c2773917774480934304'> <a name='c2773917774480934304'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/02349784208879677365" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" id="av-2773917774480934304-02349784208879677365"><img src="//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png" width="35" height="35" alt="" title="Shazia Abrar"> </a></span></div> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/02349784208879677365' rel='nofollow'>Shazia Abrar</a> said... </dt> <dd class='comment-body' id='Blog1_cmt-2773917774480934304'> <p> Excellent post. Gave me goosebumps reading about successful first mission of JF-17 on both air to air and ground attack role. </p> </dd> <dd class='comment-footer'> <span class='comment-timestamp'> <a href='http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?showComment=1582386827582#c2773917774480934304' title='comment permalink'> 22 February, 2020 </a> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1516581216'> <a class='comment-delete' href='https://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=218267100837900801&postID=2773917774480934304' title='Delete Comment'> <img src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon_delete13.gif'/> </a> </span> </span> </dd> <dt class='comment-author ' id='c7201112692315716882'> <a name='c7201112692315716882'></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/08562278420016854870" target="" rel="nofollow" onclick="" class="avatar-hovercard" 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