US EditionDefence Minister Refutes IAF Chief’s Claim of Shooting Down Pakistani Jets
PAKISTAN, AUG 09 – Pakistan denies Indian claims of downing six jets, asserting it destroyed six Indian aircraft including Rafales and air defense systems during the May conflict.
- During Saturday, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif rejected India's claim to have shot down six Pakistani aircraft, stating `Not a single Pakistani aircraft was hit or destroyed by India`.
- India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 following an April 22 attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
- Indian Air Force chief Amar Preet Singh claimed earlier Saturday, almost three months after the May 7-10 conflict, that New Delhi shot down six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighter jets, without supporting evidence.
- Pakistan claimed its forces destroyed six Indian jets, S-400 air defence batteries, unmanned aircraft, and disabled several Indian airbases during the clashes.
- Amid conflicting narratives, Asif called for both India and Pakistan to open their aircraft inventories to independent verification, warning unverified claims risk straining diplomatic relations.
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India Shot down Six Pakistani Military Aircraft in May, Air Force Chief Says
NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (Reuters) – India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during clashes in May, India’s air force chief said on Saturday, in the first such public claim by the country after its worst military conflict in decades with its neighbour.
Defence minister refutes IAF chief’s claim of shooting down Pakistani jets
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday strongly rejected claims by the Indian Air Force chief that India had shot down six Pakistani fighter jets during a conflict in May, calling the assertions “implausible” and “ill-timed.” “The belated assertions made by the Indian Air Force Chief regarding alleged destruction of Pakistani aircraft during Operation Sindoor are as implausible as they are ill-timed,” Asif said in a statement. The statement b…
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