Times of Islamabad

DefenceTop Stories- Indian fighter jets enter Pakistani Airspace, runaway after PAF scrambles

DefenceTop Stories- Indian fighter jets enter Pakistani Airspace, runaway after PAF scrambles

ISLAMABAD – Indian War planes reportedly entered Pakistani Airspace earlierin the morning around 3:30am but were quick to return back to bases whenPakistan Air Forces scrambled the jets.

DG ISPR, Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, confirmed the incident on his officialTwitter account and said that timely response from PAF sent the Indian Jetsback to their bases.

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Indian Air Force violated Line of Control. Pakistan Air Force immediatelyscrambled. Indian aircrafts gone back. Details to follow.

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Spokesperson further confirmed that Indian Jets entered Pakistani Airspacethrough Muzafarabad sector, but they had to empty pay load and return backafter Pakistani war planes confronted them.

No casualties were reported.

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Indian aircrafts intruded from Muzafarabad sector. Facing timely andeffective response from Pakistan Air Force released payload in haste whileescaping which fell near Balakot. No casualties or damage.

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This is first major intrusion from Indian side after much escalated bordersituation between both the nuclear states.

Reports from Occupied Kashmir confirm that Indian Jets were seen in skiesaround Srinagar.