I said protecting the sea lanes will be the first and primary function of these long range fighter bombers, I know what else they can be used for Khafee
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Lets see what happens on the change in doctrine, I think with China so vested economically in Pakistan we can maybe see this as a force multiplier for us with the Chinese bolstering numbers at their forward bases (north of India). Creating a stronger flank (as Mastan would say) for us.
Kemari was and is a strategic target, the civilian damage was collateral damage and the world accepted it as such, the Indian pilots did not "intend" to hit civilian targets, they were trying to land every single piece of ordanance on Kemari complex. Matter of opinion and semantics I guess.