WASHINGTON – Digital Forensics Lab of a leading US think tank has termedthe Indian claimed surgical strike in Pakistan a botched operation.
The reportlinkbyMichael Sheldon, an analyst at the think tank, stated, “Using open-sourceevidence and satellite imagery, Digital Forensics Lab was able to confirmthe location of the Indian airstrike to be near Balakot, rather than insideit, and firmly within Pakistani territory. The target was supposedly aJaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)-led madrassa, but Digital Forensics Lab was unableto confirm that any bombs reached buildings associated with it.”
“The SPICE-2000 is a precision-guided bomb that should not miss its targetby the approximately 100 metres that the impact craters were from thenearest structures. The autonomous nature of the SPICE-2000 adds mystery towhy the bombs seemed to miss. Satellite imagery did not suggest that anydamage was inflicted to nearby buildings. Vegetation and low imageryresolution could hypothetically obscure structural damage, but this remainshighly improbable. Something appears to have gone wrong in the targetingprocess?” it added.
Meanwhile, Nathan Ruser, a researcher at Australian Strategic PolicyInstitute’s International Cyber Policy Centre, claims that imagery acquiredon the morning of February 27 shows “no evidence of damage to the facilityor nearby areas is visible on the images”.
He used the vegetation disturbance to claim to have identified “three clearimpact areas between 150 and 200 metres from the edge of the facility.”
He also said that it was unlikely that the highly accurate bombs would misstheir targets and felt that India was deliberately missing the facility togive a signal to Pakistan.link[image: View image on Twitter]link:View image on Twitter]link:View image on Twitter]link:View image on Twitter]link
linkMaj Gen Asif Ghafoor✔@OfficialDGISPRlinklink
Payload of hastily escaping Indian aircrafts fell in open.37.7K link8:11 AM – Feb 26, 2019link
20.9K people are talking about thislinkTwitter Ads info and privacy link
Relations between India and Pakistan significantly aggravated followingPulwama attack in Kashmir where at least 44 Indian paramilitary soldierswere killed.
After the attack, India accused Pakistan of having a “direct hand” in theincident and blamed the neighbouring nation for harbouring and protectingterrorists.
Pakistan had denied its involvement in the attack while Prime MinisterImran Khan has assured India of thorough action if it provides anyactionable intelligence.
This was followed by an airstrike by Indian Air Force against what NewDelhi said was a camp of JeM, considered a terrorist group by India, andlocated on the Pakistani soil across the Line of Control.
The Pakistani military, in retaliation, shot down two Indian warplanes inthe disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday and also captured alive anIndian pilot Abhinandan, who was released on Friday as a “peace gesture”.