পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বাদশ খণ্ড).pdf/৯৭৩

ჯა88 বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড suffered as many 100 casualties. A civil hospital in Jaurjan was also attacked. Some civilian areas in Srinagar received Pakistan Air Force attention. Our Air Force has, however, continued to hit only on military targets and avoid civil areas. The House is by now aware of the truth in regard to the attack by a Pakistani aircraft on the orphanage at Dacca and blaming us for the destruction of that orphanage. The House is aware of the daring operations mounted by the Indian Navy which succeeded in penetrating the defences of Karachi harbour and bombarding the Pakistani Naval installations from Gwadar to Karachi. In consequence, a part of the Pakistani fleet has been destroyed, the maritime connection between West Pakistan and Bangladesh has been severed, and supplies by sea to Karachi and to Pak-occupied ports in Bangladesh have been prevented. In addition, the Navy has been able to enforce the contraband control with discretion and flexibility. A number of Pakistani ships and a fair amount of Pakistani cargo have been impounded. The difficulties initially experienced by some natural shipping lines with our contraband control have been resolved to their satisfaction. Neutral ships have been provided with adequate opportunity to move away from the area of conflict. The Pakistani Navy has failed to interfere with our merchant ships. Our ports are in full working order. In all these naval operations, we have lost only one small frigate. The House is naturally anxious to have full details of the casualties suffered by us in the severe fighting which has taken place over the last ten days. I have had all the information available till 6 P.M. yesterday tabulated. The Indian Army suffered the following casualties: Killed 1,978 Wounded 5,025 Missing 1,662 The Pakistani casualties are much higher. I do not, obviously, have accurate figures. I know, however, that so far 4,102 officers and men from Pakistani regular forces and 4,066 officers and men from their paramilitary forces are under our custody. We have accounted for as many as 175 Pakistani tanks of far: this includes 18 numbers captured by us in running order. Our total losses in tanks amount to only 61. Nine Pilots and 3 Navigator of the Indian Air Force are known to have lost their lives, 36 Pilots and 3 Navigators are missing. We have lost 41 planes, including one naval aircraft. We do not have figures of the losses of Pakistani pilots and navigators. The Pakistan Air Force is, however, known to have lost as many as 83 aircraft. The Pak Navy has suffered grievous losses which include 2 Destroyers, 2 Minesweepers, 2 Submarines, 16 Gun Boats and 12 miscellaneous craft. The number of officers and men lost by the Pak Navy is not known to us. The House knows that we lost only one frigate in our extensive naval operations. 18 officers and 173 sailors are still missing from INS KHUKRI; 6 officers and 91 sailors have been rescued.