ԳՆՏ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ যুদ্ধের সর্বশেষ পরিস্থিতির উপর প্রতিরক্ষা | রাজ্য সভায় কার্যবিবরণী ৭ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ মন্ত্রীর বিবৃতি STATEMENT BY MINISTER ON LATEST SITUATION OF FIGHTING ON EASTERN AND WESTERN SECTORS THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI JAGJIVAN RAM): Sir, the hon., Members will recall the Statement I made in this House in the afternoon on December 4th. I had then said that the Pakistan objective of inflicting substantial damage on us through a pre-medicated pre-emptive attack has been frustrated. The Pakistani forces have been making repeated and determined efforts to inflict damage on us and probe for possible weak spots in our defenses. We have been endeavoring to blunt Pakistani's aggressive military machine. The Pakistani Air Force has been visiting our airfields, but the damage they have been able to inflict has been negligible. We have been able to repair the damage inflicted and our airfields continue to be operational. There has been a gradual decline in the sorties mounted by the Pakistani Air Force. This may be the result of the damage inflicted buy our Air Force on their air installations. So far we have destroyed 52 of Pakistani combat aircraft and 4 more probably damaged. Three Pakistani pilots are in our custody. Our Air Force has been concentrating for the last two days on air defence of our forward positions and providing close support to ground operations. We have also successfully attempted to dislocate Pakistani lines of communication, supply dumps and oil installations. We have lost 22 aircraft in all. Pakistan' repeated attacks on Poonch have been beaten back with heavy losses. There has been intense pressure in the Chhamb Sector. We have withdrawn our troops to prepared positions on the river Monavar Tavi. In the fighting that preceded this planned withdrawal, Pakistanis lost 25 tanks and they suffered heavy casualties. We are exercising counter pressure in the area Akhnoor and Shakargarh. The Pakistan forces have bee3n pushed out of the Dera Baba Nanak Enclave. The bridge across the Ravi is in our position. The attempts on the part of Pakistan forces to infiltrate behind our lines have been frustrated. In the Amritsar Sector a few Pakistani border posts are now on our occupation. In the ferozepur area, the Pakistani forces have been ejected from the Sejra Enclave. In the Rajasthan Sector, a Pakistani armored column made a bid for the area around Ramgarh. this column was halted at Langanavala and has been practically decimated. Twenty tanks were definitely destroyed and seven more damaged. In all we have destroyed 96 tanks of Pakistan. We have succeeded in effecting entry into Sind from two directions. Our troops have advanced around various points and our leading elements are about 10 miles short of Naya Chor. We have also captured Islamgarh.
