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Home / News / India News / India rejects Pakistan's claim of "shooting" down jets, "capturing" pilot
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    India rejects Pakistan's claim of "shooting" down jets, "capturing" pilot

    Shalini Ojha
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    Last updated on Feb 27, 2019, 02:08 pm
    India rejects Pakistan's claim of "shooting" down jets, "capturing" pilot
  • Minutes after Pakistan claimed it had shot down two IAF jets and imprisoned a pilot, India rejected the theory, and said "all our pilots are accounted for".

    Skies in the border witnessed heavy action on Wednesday as three jets of Pakistan tried to violate the Indian air space. However, Pakistan's F-16 jets were shot down in retaliation in Nowshera sector.

    Here's what happened.

  • In this article
    Pakistan Army's spokesperson claimed Indian pilot has been "arrested" We didn't retaliate, claims Pakistan India attacked so-called terrorist backers: Pakistan Earlier, IAF demolished Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest camp in overnight operation Pakistan called India's operation "act of aggression" Separately, Pakistani social media users share fake images Truth v/s fact: Don't fall for fake images Meanwhile, flight operations have taken a hit Separately, Pakistan confirms it wasn't involved in IAF's jet crash
  • Claim

    Pakistan Army's spokesperson claimed Indian pilot has been "arrested"

    Pakistan Army's spokesperson claimed Indian pilot has been "arrested"
  • Pakistan's Army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted a short while ago that IAF jets "entered airspace".

    "PAF shot down two Indian aircrafts inside Pakistani airspace. One of the aircraft fell inside AJ&K while other fell inside IOK. One Indian pilot arrested, (sic)," he added.‏

    But soon the lie was busted as India confirmed all pilots are safe.

  • Statement

    We didn't retaliate, claims Pakistan

    We didn't retaliate, claims Pakistan
  • Apart from the fishy claim, Islamabad also released a statement titled "Pakistani Strikes Back" to apprise its citizens about the development.

    "This was not retaliation to continued Indian belligerence. Pakistan has, therefore, taken strikes at a non-military target, avoiding human loss and collateral damage," read the statement.

    The statement added Pakistan doesn't wish any "escalation", hence carried out "strikes in broad daylight".

  • Quote

    India attacked so-called terrorist backers: Pakistan

  • "If India is striking at so called terrorist backers without a shred of evidence, we also retain reciprocal rights to retaliate against elements that enjoy Indian patronage while carrying out acts of terror in Pakistan," the statement which "advocated peace" read.

  • Operation

    Earlier, IAF demolished Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest camp in overnight operation

    Earlier, IAF demolished Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest camp in overnight operation
  • Pakistan's "apparent retaliation" comes a day after IAF successfully demolished Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest camp which was flourishing in Balakot.

    At the camp, the outfit trained terrorists for deadly attacks on India. It was Jaish which executed the dastardly Pulwama attack. The camp was run by Jaish chief Masood Azhar's brother-in-law Yusuf Azhar.

    In the overnight operation, IAF inflicted serious damage on Jaish.

  • Reaction

    Pakistan called India's operation "act of aggression"

    Pakistan called India's operation "act of aggression"
  • Rattled by IAF's airstrikes, Pakistan called it an "act of aggression". On Tuesday evening, armed forces from across the border warned India of a "surprise attack".

    Notably, in its first official statement after the attack, India underlined that IAF's operation was pre-emptive measure against terrorism and military establishments weren't touched.

    Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said Jaish was planning more attacks.

  • Fake images

    Separately, Pakistani social media users share fake images

    Separately, Pakistani social media users share fake images
  • To support their country's claim that IAF jets have been shot down, Pakistani social media users have been sharing old images.

    A 2018 image of IAF Hawk crash in Odisha was widely shared on social media.

    The people from across the border also shared an image of Surya Kiran crash survivor Vijay Shelke as the pilot who was "captured".

  • Twitter Post

    Truth v/s fact: Don't fall for fake images

  • Pak fake news count now at 3: Hawk trainer from Odisha, MiG crash from Jodhpur and Surya Kiran pilot from Bangalore. Expect this to continue. Part of social media warfare to satisfy Pak audience play mind games. Don’t be fooled. pic.twitter.com/1ztFEai5To

    — Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) February 27, 2019
  • Flights

    Meanwhile, flight operations have taken a hit

    Meanwhile, flight operations have taken a hit
  • After Pakistan's attempted violation, airspace was shut down in J&K. Flight operations have also been suspended at Amritsar and Dehradun.

    Not only this, international flights which transit between Indian and Pakistani airspace were also affected. While some flights returned to their origin, others took a different route.

    Separately, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi to take stock of the situation.

  • Details

    Separately, Pakistan confirms it wasn't involved in IAF's jet crash

    Separately, Pakistan confirms it wasn't involved in IAF's jet crash
  • Earlier in the day, an IAF Mi-17 aircraft crashed in Budgam. While no official announcement was made, reports claimed the jet crashed due to a technical glitch. Two pilots reportedly lost their lives.

    Notably, Pakistan didn't have a hand in the crash.

    Confirming the same, Ghafoor said, "There are reports of the crash of an Indian aircraft on the Indian side, we had no engagement with that aircraft."

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