Any misadventure will be responded immediately: Air chief
Last updated on: 27 February,2021 05:44 pm
Mujahid Anwar Khan said the armed forces are always ready to defend Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan Saturday said Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be considered as weakness and any misadventure will be responded immediately.
The air chief was addressing a special ceremony organized at the Air Headquarters (AHQ), Islamabad in connection with second anniversary of the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Operation Swift Retort.
Mujahid Anwar Khan said, “Pakistan’s armed forces brilliantly defended the motherland under the operation. I salute the PAF pilots for their professional skills.
“Pakistan is a peaceful country and the world witnessed it when the captured Indian pilot was released. The armed forces are always ready to defend the country and are aware of their responsibilities.”
It is pertinent here to mention that the nation is celebrating Surprise Day today to pay tribute to the PAF for downing two Indian fighter jets – one of them piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardaman – on 27th February 2019.
The PAF carried out Operation Swift Retort and dropped bombs within the compounds of Indian military facilities in the occupied Kashmir as a warning to the country’s belligerent neighbor.
The Pakistani military had lived up to its promise to ‘surprise’ India in wake of any misadventure, saying that ‘uncalled-for aggression’ from the Indian military ‘would not go unpunished’.
The operation also resulted in the capture of an Indian pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, after his Mig-21 was shot down. The pilot was later handed over to Indian authorities as ‘a goodwill gesture’.