Pakistan claims it downed two Indian aircraft in its airspace as tensions escalate between the two rivals
By Joanna Slater Joanna Slater Foreign correspondent covering South Asia Email Bio Follow February 27 at 2:01 AM NEW DELHI — Pakistan said it shot down two Indian aircraft inside its airspace and launched strikes on Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday. The operation came one day after India sent jets into Pakistani territory for the first time since 1971 and marked a further escalation in tension between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
One fell in Indian-controlled territory and the other in Pakistan-controlled territory, Ghafoor wrote. An Indian pilot was arrested by Pakistani troops, he added. window.havePowaBoot=true; Spokesmen for India’s Defence Ministry and Air Force said they had no information on the strikes. At least three Pakistani jets entered the Indian side of Kashmir and were intercepted by Indian aircraft, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed Indian official.
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