IAF Indian Pilot is missing, destroyed Pakistan F-16, accepted India
KS Diwan/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
In a press briefing by Minister of External Affairs, Govt of India, accepted that a pilot of Indian Air Force is missing. The officials said the Indian Govt will look into this and verify the same.The officials denied that the MIG is crashed by Pakistani Airforce. Whereas IAF shot down Pakistan F-16 fighter jet when it is entering Indian Air space.
“We unfortunately lost one MiG 21 in this engagement and the pilot is missing since. Pakistan claims the pilot is in their custody, however we are ascertaining the facts: MEA”
Earlier in day Pakistan claimed to have captured two Indian pilots at a press briefing done by the media wing of its military. Pakistani Major General Asif Ghafoor claimed that two Indian Air Force jets had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and both had been shot down.
Two pilots had been captured alive from these jets, Ghafoor added, one of whom was being treated for his injuries at a hospital. “Two air force jets crossed over the LoC. Pakistan’s Air Force was ready. We engaged them and shot down two of their jets.”
