'Operation Sindoor' latest updates: Pakistan claims it brought down 3 Indian Air Force fighter jets
Pakistan, on Wednesday, claimed that three Indian Air Force jets were brought down by Pakistan Air Force in retaliation for 'Operation Sindoor' launched by India on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
Dawn reported quoting a Pakistan military spokesperson as saying that two Indian jets were downed at 2.45 am and another at 3.42 am.
Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed that his country is responding to "Indian aggression."
"I can confirm that two aircraft of Indian Air Force have been taken down. The locations I have so far are around Bhatinda in India and Akhnoor," Dawn quoted Pakistan Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry as saying.
Later, PTV reported, "Pakistan Air Force shot down another Indian Rafale aircraft 17 nautical miles southwest of Awantipora. Pakistan Air Force shot down three fighter jets of the Indian Air Force."
PTV claimed that no Pakistan Air Force sustained any damage.
India has not responded to these claims by Pakistan.
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India carried out missile strikes on various targets, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke.
"A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed," the defence ministry said in a statement at 1.44 am.
Indian armed forces have been "focused, measured and non-escalatory" in nature and that no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted, the ministry added.
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said, "All of our (Pakistan) air force jets are airborne. This cowardly and shameful attack was carried out from within India's airspace. They were never allowed to come and intrude into the space of Pakistan."
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