After Indian Air Force¡¯s (IAF) air strike at terrorist camps in Pakistan¡¯s Balakot, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) intruded into Indian air force targeting military installations. Pakistan said that it carried out ¡°"strikes across Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace", but ¡°it was not retaliation or escalation¡±. They just wanted to demonstrate that they are fully prepared.
When Indian airforce also retaliated to this, in the battle, Pakistani F-16 was downed by an IAF Mig 21 Bis aircraft, but IAF also lost a Mig-21. The Indian government confirmed that an Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander piloting a MiG-21 fighter jet has not returned after Pakistan claimed that it had arrested IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan.
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