25 Indian soldiers killed, claims Pakistan defence minister

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that at least 25 Indian soldiers were killed in the border in last several days.

Khawaja Asif made the claim while talking to the BBC on Friday (May 9).

On Thursday, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed 40-50 Indian soldiers had been killed.
But the deaths could not be confirmed by the BBC sources.

Some Pakistani officials have claimed that their forces killed dozens of Indian soldiers in firing across the Line of Control, the de factor border between the two countries.

But it’s been difficult to get exact figures.

Khawaja Asif did acknowledge that Pakistan had also “suffered losses” but the defence minister said he was not aware of the figure.

Source: BBC