Pakistan military brought down five Indian Air Force jets, including three Rafale, in retaliation following Indian missile attacks, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in his latest press conferene on Wednesday morning.
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had earlier told this to Bloomberg that five Indian jets had been downed by Pakistan.
At least 26 Pakistanis were martyred and 45 were injured in Indian missile attacks inside Pakistan at 6 location, DG ISPR said.
The ISPR spokesperson said Indian missiles were launched at sites including Bahawalpur, Kotli and Muzaffarabad cities, while it also attacked the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project.
Pakistan shot down five Indian jets, including three Rafale, one MiG-21, and one SU-30, he informed.
An Indian brigade headquarters and checkpost along Line of Control were also destroyed, DG ISPR said.
“At no time, any of their [Indian] aircraft were allowed to enter into Pakistan’s airspace and also at no time, none of Pakistan’s aircraft went into Indian airspace,” he said.
Pakistan Air Force downs two Indian jets. We will retaliate at the time of our choosing,” the military spokesperson had said earlier.
He had added that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets had been airborne, and Indian fighter jets were not allowed to violate Pakistan’s airspace.
He informed that Masjid SubhanAllah, near Ahmedpur Sharqia was hit in one of the Indian missle attacks.
DG ISPR confirmed that at least eight people were killed, while 35 others were injured in the attacks.
Tensions between Pakistan and India escalated sharply following a deadly April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Occupied Kashmir, which killed 26 people, most of them tourists.
