THE Chinar Corps of the Indian Army has completely destroyed military infrastructure at Leepa Valley in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said. IndianArmyofficials estimate that it will take Pakistan 8-12 months to rebuild the infrastructure. During a visit by PTI to the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar, a forward village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the destruction of Pakistanimilitaryinfrastructure, resulting from Indian Army’s response to ceasefire violations in the second week of May during Operation Sindoor, was evident.

 

“We completely destroyed at least three posts, an ammunition depot, fuel storage facility, and gunnery, among other targets. Our retaliation was so devastating that it will take Pakistan at least 8-12 months to rebuild, possibly longer,” a seniorIndian Army official told PTI. Another official said that the Pakistan Army employed heavy weaponry, including aerial platforms, to targetIndian positions but failed to inflict any damage. “Ourindigenously-developed Akashdeep radar system performed brilliantly while our air defence guns neutralised their aerial platforms. Our military infrastructure remains intact, while the enemy’s has been decimated,”the secondofficial said. The officials noted that severalvacantmilitarystructureswere present in Leepa Valley but the Indian Army targeted only those where maximum damage could be inflicted. The officials said at least 64 Pakistani military personnelwerekilled and96injured by the Chinar Corps during the retaliatory strikes in the second week of May.