*ISLAMABAD: **PAF Pilots who shot down IAF fighter jets on February 27 havea message for the Nation.*
*Hassan Siddiqui, one of the two fighter pilots of PAF, who shot down anIndian warplane violating airspace along LoC in Feb, in a message onSaturday asked the nation not to worry about country’s security as PakistanAir Force is fully awake to defend its air frontiers*
“I want to tell them [the country’s enemies] that I will teach [them] alesson if they cast an evil eye on my country,” he warned, addressing a PAFevent here today.
PAF, responding to Indian aggression, had shot down their fighter jet inthe broad daylight on Feb 27 and captured Indian Air Force (IAF) pilotAbhinandan Varthanam who was later returned to India as a goodwill gesture.
Those casting an evil eye on Pakistan will meet the same fate as the Feb 27shooting down of the Indian warplane, said Siddiqui, who was awardedTamgha-i-jurat on Aug 14 in recognition of his valour and bravery.
Wing Commander Noman Ali Khan said the enemy force had failed to evaluatetheir weakness and PAF’s strength.
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He said the enemy carried out airstrikes in the darkness of night andhurried away after the defeat.
“We went, destroyed their targets and stayed there,” Khan said, adding theytold the foe what the Pakistani nation and PAF was.
Recalling the Feb 27 encounter, he said no sooner did one of theirformations cross LoC, it was hit and brought down by a missile.
“They didn’t know our strength which is why they made a mistake.”
