Government counts casualties not us, says India air chief

Bloomberg

India’s air force doesn’t count casualties, the government does, Air Chief B.S Dhanoa said on Monday, as opposition leaders call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for proof of success on recent strikes against Pakistan.
“We hit our target. The air force doesn’t calculate casualty numbers, the government does that,” Dhanoa said at a briefing in the southern city of Coimbatore. “IAF is not in a position to clarify the number of casualties. The government will clarify that. We don’t count human casualties, we count what targets we have hit or not.”
Questions from opposition political leaders are increasing after Modi’s main ally in the ruling party, Amit Shah, at a campaign rally said “more than 250” terrorists were killed in recent air strikes in Pakistan. The government hasn’t provided an official tally and its critics allege the ruling party is using the attacks to bolster support before elections that could be called any day now.