Name of Pakistani pilot who downed India's second jet revealed
Last updated on: 04 March,2019 10:49 pm
People are highly praising both the pilots for their valour and strength.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – In a response to Indian Line of Control (LoC) violation, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) downed two Indian fighter jets last week.
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One was shot by Squadron Leader Hassan Siddiqui while the other by Wing Commander Nauman Ali Khan.
Squadron Leader Hassan Siddiqui
The wreckage of one aircraft fell in Central Kashmir’s Budgam while the other’s in Pakistan territory. Two of the Indian pilots were killed in the incident.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor said Pakistan Air Force engaged six targets from across the Line of Control in Occupied Kashmir.
He said Pak armed forces have capability, will, resolve, people backing and all resources. But being a responsible state, we decided that we will not aim any military target. We also wanted to ensure that no human loss or collateral damage is done during our engaging the targets.
He said we selected six targets but we hit the areas close to them while keeping a safe distance, in order to demonstrate our capability. This action was purely in self-defense and with no aggressive designs.
People are highly praising both the pilots for their valour and strength saying that they have made the entire nation proud.
The heroics of Hassan and Nauman have recalled the memories of Squadron Leader MM Alam who downed nine jets of the enemy during 1965 war. Five of the aircrafts shot down by Alam were fighter jets.
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Let it be known that Pakistan Air Force had downed two Indian fighter jets and arrested one pilot. The news was shared by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor.
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Giving details in a press conference, the DG ISPR said Pakistan Air Force engaged six targets from across the Line of Control in Occupied Kashmir. “Two aircraft of Indian Air Force violated LoC and entered into Pakistani territory. PAF engaged them and both of these were shot down, with debris of one falling inside Pakistan’s territory and the other in Indian Occupied Kashmir,” he told.