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Indian Air Force (IAF) Air vice Chief Air Marshal SB Deo was rushed to a military hospital on Wednesday after he accidentally shot himself in the thigh, India Today reported.
IAF sources told India Today the air marshal was immediately taken to a hospital after. The incident transpired as the IAF man placing his pistol on a table upon returning from work. His condition is said to be stable.
Airforce Vice Chief & #Pathankotoperation Hero Air Marshal SB Deo suffered an accidental minor bullet bruise injury while he was keeping his pistol aside after retiring from office. discharged from hospital soon. @IAF_MCC pic.twitter.com/URmYrRoloF
— Manjeet Negi (@manjeetnegilive) September 26, 2018
Deo took charge as IAF vice chief in January 2017. The force is yet to comment on the incident.
Meanwhile, India is beating war drums. On September 22, 2018, the Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat while talking to the media said, “India needs to take stern action to avenge the barbarism that the terrorists and Pakistan Army have been carrying out. Yes, it’s time to give it back to them in the same coin, not resorting to similar kind of barbarism. But I think the other side must also feel the same pain”.
India must focus on training its officers and soldiers on weapon handling. Misfires like such may result in another Indian media attack on Pakistan accusing the latter of orchestrating the entire episode.
This statement by the senior most Indian Army officer came in the wake of the news of alleged killing and mutilation of a BSF soldier a day earlier. Shortly after Times of India reported inflammatory statements by Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday, the Pakistan Army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor responded by saying: “We [Pakistan Army] are ready for war but choose to walk the path of peace in the interest of the people of Pakistan, the neighbors, and the region”.
Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor added that Pakistan has a long-standing record of fighting terrorism, adding “we know the price [that is paid] for peace”.
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“We have struggled to achieve peace in the last two decades. We can never do anything to disgrace any soldier,” he asserted, strongly denying the claims made by India that hold the Pakistan Army responsible for the killing of a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier. “They have in the past as well laid the blame on us for mutilating the body of a fallen soldier. We are a professional army. We never engage in such acts,” the ISPR chief said.
The Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat while talking to the media said, “India needs to take stern action to avenge the barbarism that the terrorists and Pakistan Army have been carrying out.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry also promptly issued a response, backing the DG ISPR’s statement. “Pakistan and India are nuclear powers; a war is out of the question,” he said.
The information minister termed the Indian army chief’s statement an attempt to divert the attention of Indian public from the mega corruption scandal and the subsequent calls for resignation faced by PM Modi-led BJP government.
We reject war mongering by ruling elite of India everyone know Indian Govt strategy is to use hate mongering against Pak basically to bail Pm Modi from call for resignation post French jets Rafael deal and divert attention of Indian public from this mega corruption scandal .
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) September 22, 2018
The Indian refusal to hold dialogue with Pakistan and turning down PM Khan’s request of parleys indicate that India is not willing to settle disputes on a table. It has once again resorted to antagonism which will be detrimental for regional peace and security. While the war between the two neighbors might be a distant proposition, it is certain that people in South Asia will have to wait for peace and prosperity which they desperately need.
For now, India must focus on training its officers and soldiers on weapon handling. Misfires like such may result in another Indian media attack on Pakistan accusing the latter of orchestrating the entire episode.