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India-Pakistan war has broken

Pratidin Bureau

Full-Scale air war has broken as both India and Pakistan claimed of shooting down each other's fighter aircrafts with airspace over Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab closing down and leaders of both the countries moved to war control room while world urged both to restrain. India has reportedly shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet that violated Indian airspace in Jammu and Kashmir.

Meanwhile, Pakistan claims it has shot down two Indian aircraft and arrested one pilot. India has lost two of its MiG pilots which crashed in Budgam area of Kashmir and their charred bodies were recovered. "We have no intention of escalation but are fully prepared to do so if forced into that paradigm.That is why we undertook the action with a clear warning and in broad daylight," the Pakistan foreign ministry said in a statement.

This morning three Pakistan F-16 Bombed in India side and one of them was shot down and the Indian army has seen pilot ejecting from the aircraft. Indian Army units in Nowshera have confirmed seeing F-16 pilot para dropping Pakistan today claimed "strikes across Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace" a day after Indian fighter jets destroyed a vast terror camp within Pakistan in a pre-dawn strike.

"This was not retaliation to continued Indian belligerence. Pakistan has, therefore, taken strikes at the non-military target, avoiding human loss and collateral damage. The sole purpose is to demonstrate our right, will and capability for self-defence. We have no intention of escalation but are fully prepared to do so if forced into that paradigm. That is why we undertook the action with a clear warning and in broad daylight," said the Pakistani statement.

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