Except that we have evidence that the said target was not hit. As I said before, I'm not going by anyone's claims here. Just irrefutable evidence.
Regarding PAF's strike, there is no evidence available yet. However, PA actually claimed that they hit 'non-military' targets. India claimed that they hit within the Indian military installation compounds, but didn't do any damage. Given that PAF utilized H-4 SOWs (evidence present), it is believable that PAF's strike was a shot across the bow...a very carefully calibrated proportional response, to what we believe IAF's strike was.
No, it is not conjecture, only speculation with the intention to justify your claim, on your part.
I know they do, the thing is IAF used a very specific size. Thats the basis of the entire argument.
The number is important because Pakistan has evidence of SPICE-2000 SOWs being employed for the strike. SPICE-2000 is compatible ONLY with 2000lbs munitions. I would be happy to be proven wrong.
And I didn't say IAF didn't have a 2000lbs (general purpose/penetration) munition. I asked, does IAF have a 2000lbs ANTI-PERSONNEL munition, the kind which leaves non-hardened structures intact?
The devil is always in the details.
Indeed. In the Indo-Pak context, I've observed that the truth is always somewhere in between the two lies. While India politicized and claimed brouhaha regarding the 2016 cross-border raids, Pakistan denied them in their entirety. Cross border raids were nothing new, what changed was, this time it was a synchronized raid at 5-6 locations, with the intent to cause military and non-military casualties.
Oohh, when is THIS movie being released? Is it possible to pre-order tickets?
I absolutely agree that Pakistan HAS to stop supporting these 'strategic assets', NOW. They only work for their interests aka money. There is no guarantee that they will not turn against Pakistan, as evident by the attack JeM carried out on Musharraf when he tried to uproot them.
Regarding Israel/Palestine situation, one has to visualize the scale of it if the same thing happens here. We have witnessed first-hand what a mass migration does to the host country. Where do you think the Kalashnikov culture came from?
Imagine the dismembered factions of PA as the aggressors you face today. Imagine the amount and skill of them, and their new recruits. Imagine them being armed with whatever was left over and not dismantled. Imagine living in the constant fear, everyday, that somewhere in a busy city, the Geiger counters will start going off.
It will never be worth it. One way or the other, Pakistan will take the region down with it if provoked. For a long time, my signature elsewhere was:
"Ham tou doobay hain sanam,
Tum ko bhi lay doobain gaay"
Agreed. What the gullible public doesn't realizes, is that state-sponsored terrorism exists on both sides of the border. The difference is, Pakistan does it somewhat openly and in an amateur way, and India does it in a very concealed manner, always remaining in the shadows. In fact I expect some sort of TTP regrouping and some boarding tickets to Jannat being issued right now, as retaliation to Pulwama.
Pakistan has very limited options right now, and it must act.