Pakistan Claims 75-80 Indian Jets Involved In Attack, Army Had Inputs Of Strike

There is no such on-record official confirmation from India,

the Hindu said as it apologised for what it called an error

Until evidence comes out to the contrary, I think it’s reasonable to assume this is an IAF jet because Indian authorities have had [roughly] five hours to say otherwise,

said Christopher Clary, a non-resident fellow at the Stimson Centre think tank

We also shot down quadcopters and a big drone,

Mr Tarar said

Locals told me they saw a huge ball of fire emerging from the accident site and the wreckage was burning for…hours,

Mr Yasin told AP from the scene

We shot jets down in Akhoor, Ambala, Barnala and in Jammu,

said Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan’s information minister, at an early morning briefing

Vikram Misriforeign Secretary

Our intelligence indicated that further attacks against India are impending,

said Vikram Misri, India’s foreign secretary, in a statement on Wednesday morning

Our actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible,

he added

This is the third Indian fighter jet that has been shot down in response to the overnight strikes, said the military sources: Xinhua,

Global Times had said

Beware of old images shared by pro-Pakistan handles in the present context! An old image showing a crashed aircraft is being circulated with the claim that Pakistan recently shot down an Indian Rafale jet near Bahawalpur during the ongoing #OperationSindoor,

the PIB post said

The unit has seen a marked spike in queries since the early hours of May 7, shortly after India launched Operation Sindoor, with a significant uptick in requests for verification pouring in from 3am onwards,

a PIB official said, requesting anonymity

We are active. We are working 24 hours. Our team hasn’t slept since yesterday. We are trying to tackle each and every fake news coming our way,

he said

Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”

A statement from the Ministry of Defence read

Social media posts falsely claimed that Pakistan destroyed Indian Brigade Headquarters. This claim is #FAKE,

the PIB wrote on X (formerly Twitter), urging users to rely only on verified government sources