India on Wednesday denied any of its fighter jets was shot down by Pakistan, after the Pakistani military claimed it had shot down two Indian IAF jets and captured one of the pilots.
There are no reports of any Indian Air Force (IAF) jet suffering damage in action by Pakistan, defence sources said on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan claimed it shot down two Indian military aircraft over Pakistani air space and captured one of the pilots.
Pakistan Military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor claimed in a tweet that one of the aircraft crashed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir while the other fell in Jammu and Kashmir.
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"One Indian pilot arrested by troops on ground while two in the area," he said without elaborating.
In the morning, Pakistani fighter jets violated Indian air space in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district but were pushed back by Indian aircraft, a top official said.
They were immediately pushed back by Indian jets on air patrol. A 9-year-old was injured.
Earlier, the Pakistan Foreign Office said in a statement said, "Today, Pakistan Air Force undertook strikes across Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace. This was not a retaliation to continued Indian belligerence,"
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"Pakistan has therefore, taken strikes at non military target, avoiding human loss and collateral damage. Sole purpose being 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 clear warning and in broad daylight. For the last few years, India has been trying to establish what they call 'a new normal' a thinly veiled term for doing acts of aggression at whatever pretext they wish on a given day.
"If India is striking at so called terrorist backers without a shred of evidence, we also retain reciprocal rights to retaliate against elements that enjoy Indian patronage while carrying out acts of terror in Pakistan. We do not wish to go to that route and wish that India gives peace a chance and to resolve issues like a mature democratic nation," it said.
(With PTI inputs)
