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PAF chases away Indian jets after LoC airspace violation
February 26, 2019
RAWALPINDI, Feb 26 (INP): The Indian Air Force (IAF) violated Pakistani airspace on Tuesday near the Line of Control (LoC) and were chased away by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets which were immediately scrambled to thwart any aggressive move by the country’s eastern neighbor, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
“Indian Air Force violated Line of Control. Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled. Indian aircraft went back,” said a tweet by the ISPR.
[timed-content-server show="02/27/2019 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]The military’s media wing added that the LoC was violated near Muzaffarabad sector. “Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force released payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot,” said DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor. The military added that no casualties or damage was reported in the area. Gen Ghafoor also tweeted images of the payload, shards of metal in a heavily forested area, dropped by the escaping Indian aircraft. However, India’s defence ministry said that it had no information about Indian aircraft violating Pakistani airspace. INP/AK[/timed-content-server]Related Articles