Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday flatly denied that any of the country’s military aircraft had been hit or destroyed by Indian armed forces, countering a detailed disclosure earlier in the day by Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.
“Not a single Pakistani aircraft was hit or destroyed by (the) Indian (side),” Asif wrote on social media, adding that for three months “no such claims were voiced” while Pakistan had, in the immediate aftermath, presented “detailed technical briefings to the international media”.
He described the IAF chief’s remarks as “implausible” and “ill-timed”, alleging that India’s own losses along the Line of Control were “disproportionately heavier”.
Challenging India’s account, Asif suggested that both countries open their aircraft inventories to independent verification, which he said would “lay bare the reality India seeks to obscure”.
He warned that any violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity would draw a “swift, surefire and proportionate response.”
