On Tuesday, India bombed terrorist infrastructure in Kashmir after violating Pakistan’s airspace. The tense bilateral relations have further escalated after February’s terrorist attack, which killed 45 Indian paramilitary officers.
Pakistan’s army press service stated that its combat jets shot down two Indian Air Force aircraft that allegedly violated Pakistani airspace over Kashmir, ANI reported. The strikes were carried out from the Indian-controlled state of Jammu and Kashmir, while there has been no information on casualties as a result of the bombing so far.
One Indian pilot has been captured, the Pakistani military added. According to AFP, citing sources and local media, Pakistan’s fighter jets were forced back over the de facto border of the disputed territory after the violation of the airspace. The attack on two Indian jets was a demonstration of “desire and readiness for self-defense”, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“Today, Pakistan Air Force undertook strikes across Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace,” ministry said in a statement.
Air services have been temporarily halted in several districts of India’s Jammu and Kashmir state, a representative of the Srinagar airport told Sputnik Wednesday.