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Pakistan denies Indian claims it used US F-16 jets to down warplane
Source: Reuters
Pakistan denies Indian claims it used US F-16 jets to down warplane
Reuters
Sun 3 Mar 2019 16.24 GMT Last modified on Sun 3 Mar 2019 17.00 GMT
The US has said it is trying to find out whether Pakistan used US-built F-16 jets to down an Indian warplane, potentially in violation of trade agreements, as the standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian neighbours showed signs of easing.
Pakistan and India both carried out aerial bombing missions last week, and on Wednesday an Indian pilot was shot down over the disputed region of Kashmir in an incident that sparked fears of a full-blown war.
Pakistan returned the captured Indian pilot on Friday in a high-profile handover that Islamabad touted as a “peace gesture”, but both sides remain on high alert.
At the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between the two countries in Kashmir, there was relative calm, both armies said on Sunday. Indian security forces said they were carrying out mjor anti-militancy operations on their side of Kashmir and had shot dead two militants.
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Reuters
Sun 3 Mar 2019 16.24 GMT Last modified on Sun 3 Mar 2019 17.00 GMT
The US has said it is trying to find out whether Pakistan used US-built F-16 jets to down an Indian warplane, potentially in violation of trade agreements, as the standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian neighbours showed signs of easing.
Pakistan and India both carried out aerial bombing missions last week, and on Wednesday an Indian pilot was shot down over the disputed region of Kashmir in an incident that sparked fears of a full-blown war.
Pakistan returned the captured Indian pilot on Friday in a high-profile handover that Islamabad touted as a “peace gesture”, but both sides remain on high alert.
At the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between the two countries in Kashmir, there was relative calm, both armies said on Sunday. Indian security forces said they were carrying out mjor anti-militancy operations on their side of Kashmir and had shot dead two militants.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/03/pakistan-denies-indian-claims-it-used-us-f-16-jets-to-down-warplane