A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter aircraft was shot down by Indian Air Force during an engagement on Wednesday morning, officials said.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said one MiG 21 ”Bison” aircraft of the Indian Air Force was lost while engaging with the PAF and its pilot ”missing in action” on Wednesday. Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody.
Earlier, Pakistan claimed that its fighter jets entered the Indian airspace in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Nowshera sectors, a day after India undertook an early morning air strikes on Pakistan’s Balakot on a major terror camp operated by the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
It had also claimed to have shot down two IAF aircraft and arrested one pilot.
Pakistan also initiated cross-LoC (Line of Control) shelling in the early hours of Wednesday.