Wreckage of Pakistani F-16 seen in PoK; photo also shows Commanding Officer of its 7 Northern Light Infantry
FirstpostTop Indian officials on Wednesday had said one Pakistan Air Force’s F-16 jet that violated Indian air space in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district was shot down in retaliatory firing, three kilometres within Pakistan territory in Lam valley, along the Line of Control Soon after photos of the wreckage of a fighter jet began circulating on social media, multiple Indian Air Force sources confirmed that the debris, in fact, belonged to the Pakistan Air Force F-16 that was downed by Indian forces on Wednesday, reports ANI. Sources: Picture of portion of downed Pakistani Air Force jet F16 from yesterday’s failed PAF raid, wreckage was in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Same picture circulating on social media claim this is an Indian MiG fighter, however multiple IAF sources confirm this is the wreckage of Pakistani F16 downed yesterday https://t.co/C7t5lYtP51 — ANI February 28, 2019 Top Indian officials on Wednesday had said one Pakistan Air Force’s F-16 jet that violated Indian air space in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district was shot down in retaliatory firing, three kilometres within Pakistan territory in Lam valley, along the Line of Control. The Pakistan government, however, claimed in a statement that its air force undertook strikes on the Indian side of the Line of Control “from within Pakistani airspace” and for “self-defence”.