More than 100 Pakistani soldiers were killed in India’s targeted operations along the Line of Control (LoC) following the Pahalgam terror attack, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt. Gen. Rajiv Ghai said on Tuesday (October 14, 2025), describing the swift and calibrated response as a demonstration of India’s evolving doctrine that combines military precision with diplomatic and economic leverage.
Speaking at the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries (UNTCC) conclave at Manekshaw Centre in Delhi, Lt. Gen. Ghai said the Indian response to the terror strike was “targeted, controlled, and non-escalatory”.
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Pakistan’s own admissions later revealed the extent of its losses, he said. “Their awards list released on August 14 shows a large number of posthumous gallantry medals. That tells us their casualties on the LoC were in excess of 100,” he noted.
“We hit nine targets across the breadth of Pakistan. This was a fusion of military precision and diplomatic agility, informational superiority and economic leverage,” he said, adding that India had placed the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 into abeyance immediately after the attack as part of a broader coercive strategy.
