SRINAGAR: Pakistan Army on Tuesday claimed that the Indian military planes “intruded” from the Muzaffarabad sector but were forced to go back after Pakistan Air Force “immediately scrambled”, said a media report.
Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations Major-General Asif Ghafoor, according to Dawn News, said in a tweet: “Indian Air Force violated Line of Control, following which Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled and Indian aircraft went back.”
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In another tweet, Ghafoor said that the aircraft faced “timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force” and ended up releasing “payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot”.
No casualties or damage occurred, the military spokesman said.
There was no immediate reaction by the Indian government or the Air Force.
Meanwhile media reports quoted as saying that IAF 1000 Kg bombs were dropped on terror camps across the LoC (Waiting for official confirmation. Adding that IAF Sources said 12 Mirage 2000 jets took part in the operation that dropped 1000 Kg bombs on terror camps across LOC, completely destroying it.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have heightened since an attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama on February 14 that killed 40 troopers.
