Indian air force officers among six killed in chopper crash in IoK
The wreckage of one aircraft fell in Central Kashmirs Budgam
SRINAGAR (Web Desk) – At least six Air Force officers and a civilian were killed after Pakistani fighter jets shot down two Indian aircrafts in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, Indian media reported.
According to NDTV, the crash took place in the backdrop of air strike by the Pakistan fighter jets a day after IAF fighter jets violated the Line of Control (LoC).
The reports further stated that one of the deceased persons has been identified as Kifayat Hussain Ganaie.
Earlier in the morning, in a response to Indian Line of Control (LoC) violation, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has destroyed two Indian fighter jets.
The wreckage of one aircraft fell in Central Kashmir’s Budgam while the other’s in Pakistan territory. Two of the pilots have been killed in the incident.
Meanwhile, 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 this morning.
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.
The reaction came after Indian aircrafts intruded into Pakistan airspace and released payload in haste near Balakot. However, they scrambled back on PAF’s timely and effective response.
