IAF scrambles jets to ward off Pakistani F-16s
NEW DELHI: India on Monday scrambled Sukhois and Mirage jets to ward off a possible intrusion by Pakistani fighter aircraft, a news report said.
This comes just over a month after Indian and Pakistani fighter jets were engaged in a dogfight in Kashmir after Indian jets bombed a terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on 26 February.
“At 3 AM today, Indian radars detected a large sized UAV & package of 4 Pakistani F-16s flying close to Indian border in Khemkaran sector in Punjab. India scrambled Su-30MKIs & Mirage jets in response after which the Pakistani jets retreated further into their territory,” said a Twitter post by news agency ANI.
