Pak media calls Delhi CM Kejriwal a hero, after he ‘sought’ proof for surgical strikes in PoK

New Delhi: After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal  lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for showing the will power to combat terrorism and urged him to expose "Pakistan's false propaganda" about last week's surgical strikes on Monday, he has been declared a ‘new hero’ by Pakistani media. Pakistan’s publications and news channels were flooded with Kejriwal’s praises and are quoting him in their theory of 'no surgical strike' in PoK.

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Sources said it appeared to be an attempt to put pressure on the government to come up with proof of the cross-LoC strikes that the army said had inflicted "significant casualties" on terrorists. Pakistan has denied India's claims of "surgical strikes" on terror launch pads. In a three-minute video, Kejriwal, who never misses a chance to criticise Modi, starts by praising the army. He then hails Modi. "I may have 100 differences with the PM, but I salute him for his willpower to combat terrorism," the Delhi chief minister says before drawing Modi's attention to "Pakistan's false propaganda". The AAP leader says Pakistan took a busload of foreign journalists on its side of the Line of Control to show everything was normal in the area. "My blood started boiling on seeing the report," Kejriwal says, referring to reports in the foreign media questioning India's claims and all but asking the government to release proof of the strikes