পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৯৪৭

bこ> বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সুত্র তারিখ পাকিস্তানের আক্রমরে পর যুদ্ধ পরিস্থিতি | ভারতের লোকসভায় কার্যবিবরণী । ৪ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ সম্পর্কে প্রতিরক্ষামন্ত্রীর বিবৃতি 17.40 hrs. SΤΑΤΕΜΕΝΤΟΝΤΗΕ SΙΤUΑΤΙΟΝ RE: ATTACK BY PAKISTAN ON INDIA THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI JAGJIVAN RAM): you are aware that Pakistan has thrust a war upon us. The Pakistan Air Force launched pre-emptive air strikes on our airfields from 5.45 p.m. Yesterday Pakistan aircraft have attacked 12 of our airfields. namely Amritsar, Pathankot, Srinagar, Faridjot, Halwara, Ambala , Agra, Uttarlai, Jodhpur, Jamnagar, Sarsa and Sarsawa. The railway junction of Godra road, Jammu and Barmer were also attacked. Four of the attacking aircraft have been shot down. some of our runways were slightly damaged; no aircraft on the ground was affected; in one area the installation was slightly damaged. All our airfields are fully operational. The Pakistani objective of inflicting substantial damage through a pre-medicated peremptive attack has been frustrated. The Indian Air Force responded with retaliatory attacks on Pakistan airfields, the first strike materializing last night at 11.50 p.m. Chanderi, Sherkot, Sargodha, Murid, Mianwali, Musroor(near Rawalpindi) and Change Manga (near Lahore) have been attacked. The crew have reported to have achieved good results. They hit a number of Pak aircraft on the ground and petrol tanks were set on fire. Sargodha airfields has been damaged. The radar station in Badin (kutch) has also been damaged. All our aircraft except one Hunter one HF-24 and one sukoi have returned to the base. Since 6 p.m. Yesterday, the Pak Army has been shelling our positions in Poonch, Chhamb jaurian, Amritsar, Fazilka and Pathonkot. The ground attacks by Pakistan forces have been repelled in all sectors. Some of our B.S. forces in Ajnala who were across the river Ravi have however been withdrawn. Pakistan has effected similar withdrawal of their forces on our side of the river. In poonch, we have taken 5 prisoners belonging to No. 26 PDK Battalion. At Chhamb Jaurian the Pak troops while retreating have left one dead and one wounded soldier, both belonging to No. 43 Battalion of the Punjab Regiment. In the early hours of December 4th, our troops captured a Pak picquet 5 miles south-east of Tithwal. A hill feature between Uri and Hajipur has been captured. Our troops also captured 13 prisoners including one JCO. Pak troops in great strength supported by armour and artillery are engaged in severe fighting 30 miles west of Akhnur. We have already inflicted have casualties including 6 enemy tanks which were seen burning.