India held a press conference on Thursday to discuss tensions with Pakistan. Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri addressed the press conference. However, he avoided several issues during the meeting.
Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar earlier claimed that Pakistani forced had killed 50 Indian soldiers. Mr Misri wasn't asked this question and he didn't talk about this.
He was asked about Pakistan's claims that it shot down five Indian jets - but he didn't answer the question directly. He said official information on this topic will be shared at the right time.
Some Indian media reports have claimed that 100 militants were killed in yesterday's air strikes in Pakistan, but he didn't address these claims. He added that only 36 hours had passed since the air strikes and asked the media to wait for more details.
India has claimed that it has "neutralised" an air defence system in Lahore in Pakistan. When asked if there were other such systems that were targeted by India, he said he wouldn't go into operational details. (Pakistan has, meanwhile, denied that its air defence system in Lahore was hit.
Source: BBC
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