Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday — a day after India violated the Line of Control (LoC) — undertook strikes across the LoC from Pakistani airspace. “The sole purpose of this action was to demonstrate our right, will and capability for self defence. We do not wish to escalate, but are fully prepared if forced into that paradigm,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement.
Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, the director general (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed the development via a tweet, adding that “in response to PAF strikes this morning, as released by MoFA, IAF [Indian Air Force] crossed [the] LoC.”
“[The] PAF shot down two Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace. One of the aircraft fell inside AJ&K [Azad Jammu and Kashmir] while [the] other fell inside IoK [Indian occupied Kashmir]. One Indian pilot arrested by troops on ground while two in the area.” While addressing a press conference an hour after his tweet, Maj Gen Ghafoor said that another pilot has been arrested. ”Our ground forces arrested two pilots; one of them was injured and has been shifted to CMH.
Source: dawn.com
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
