Pakistan claimed to have shot down two Indian jets and captured two pilots following escalation of tensions between the two neighbors.
Pakistan claimed to have shot down two Indian jets and captured two pilots following escalation of tensions between the two neighbors.
Tensions remain high on the Asian Subcontinent where tens of thousands of Indian and Pakistani soldiers face off along the disputed Kashmir boundary.
According to Telegraph, Major General Asif Ghafoor said one of the pilots was in custody and the other in hospital and the Pakistani Government tweeted a video of a man they claim to be one of the two pilots.
Mr. Ghafoor added the jets had been shot down after Pakistani planes earlier Wednesday flew across the Line of Control, the de facto border in disputed Kashmir, to the Indian side in a show of strength, hitting non-military targets including supply depots.
Afterwards, he said, the two Indian planes crossed the LoC into Pakistani airspace, adding: “The Pakistan Air Force was ready, they took them on, there was an engagement. As a result, both the Indian planes were shot down and the wreckage of one fell on our side while the wreckage of the other fell on their side.”
But the Indian Air Force (IAF) is denying Pakistani claims, despite videos of the two pilots in Pakistani captivity being broadcast by state media. The IAF is also decrying claims that two Indian fighter aircraft had been shot down.
