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RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015 ." *(#/01- )+22(38 3,+2 (3+14("+7( =+(4,77'7( +"(+3O62*$$ "(22,1(3+(7)7+4 "(22,1(34'(+3 ) ', 7A%( B> C+ ,+ & 2 + 023/45 /6733 !"# $% &' % ! "$% !& + (( * 9 +( + %+ + 3,1,24( military ethics,” Pakistani mil- QR itary spokesperson Major day after India’s punitive air General Asif Ghafoor said in (# Astrikes against terrorist the evening after claiming in L(&'& camps in Pakistan, the possi- the morning that two IAF *+, 1 bility of a major escalation pilots were captured. 3,1,24( & increased with both the sides Incidentally, during the + & &M+ downing one fighter jet of each Kargil war in 1999, an IAF pilot ndia has taken strong excep- ( # other and Islamabad capturing K Nachiketa was captured by Ition to “vulgar display” by - an IAF pilot who landed in its the Pakistanis and released Pakistan of an injured IAF territory after ejecting from the after some days as per Geneva pilot in its detention and shot-down jet. Convention norms regarding demanded his immediate and $ % & () # * $ * + *,( $( His captivity is now in the treatment of prisoners of war safe return. Pakistan detained % ( ( ) * 2 focus with the Indian (POW). Wing Commander < ) Government assessing all pros Giving details of the Abhinandan Varthaman fol- conveyed strong objection to expects his immediate and safe ++ )++ and cons to ensure his safe Pakistani action on Wednesday lowing a fierce engagement the neighbouring country at return,” the MEA said. return even as countering morning, the External Affairs between air forces of the two the “vulgar display” of an News agency PTI reported (# Pakistan militarily. Ministry officials said Pakistani sides along the Line of Control injured personnel in violation that Pakistan Army released L (+O " =>?2 While New Delhi said an fighter jets violated Indian air- in which a Pakistani jet was of all norms of International two videos of the 1 IAF pilot was “missing in space in Jammu region’s downed. The IAF also lost a Humanitarian Law and the captured IAF pilot — one & action,” Pakistan claimed it Poonch and Rajouri sectors but MiG 21 jet in the engagement. Geneva Convention. showing him blindfolded and shot down two Indian jets were pushed back by Indian India has asked Pakistan to “It was made clear that bloodied and another while ( which entered its airspace and aircraft. The jets dropped 2 ensure that no harm should be Pakistan would be well advised having tea. In both videos, he *2 + & * captured two pilots. Later, bombs while returning, but caused to Wing Commander to ensure that no harm comes is seen answering +(@&( Paksitan made U-turn and said there were no reports of dam- Abhinandan, said the External to the Indian defence person- questions in a composed and + M )++# it captured only one Indian age, they said. fully,” Kumar said. The aerial engagement Affairs Ministry, adding it has nel in its custody. India also stoic manner. pilot. “India had informed about He said the Pakistan Air took place soon after at least Earlier in the day, in a terse counter terrorism (CT) action Force (PAF) activity was detect- three Pakistani fighter jets, Press statement, External it took yesterday(Tuesday) ed and the Indian Air Force including F-16, crossed the Affairs Ministry Spokesperson against a training camp of responded instantly. “In that Line of Control (LoC) in Raveesh Kumar, accompanied Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in aerial engagement, one Rajouri district around R by Assistant Chief of Air Pakistan based on credible evi- Pakistan Air Force fighter air- 10.30 am. Staff(space)Air Vice Marshal dence that JeM intended to craft was shot down by a MiG- The jets first dropped a RGK Kapoor, said details are launch more attacks. Against 21 Bison of the Indian Air bomb in Krishna Ghati area being ascertained about this counter terrorism action, Force. The Pakistani aircraft and then turned towards Pakistan’s claim of having cap- Pakistan has responded this was seen by ground forces Narian in adjoining Naushera tured one Indian pilot. morning (Wednesday) by using falling from the sky on the when the )4,33+( (2+ +6+1 into our country, we can do the “There is only one pilot its Air Force to target military Pakistan side. In this engage- Indian air combat patrol air- same. Two of their MiGs were under Pakistan Army’s custody. installations on the Indian side. ment, we have unfortunately craft team including SU-30s ing Commander n an address to the nation shot down (in the ensuing Wing Commander Due to our high state of readi- lost one MiG 21. The pilot is in and MIG-21s intercepted and WAbhinandan Varthaman, Iwhich was telecast live, action) and their pilots are Abhinandan Varthaman is ness and alertness, Pakistan’s their custody. We are ascer- engaged the intruding aircraft, the fighter pilot of the crash- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran with us,” Khan said. being treated as per norms of attempts were foiled success- taining the facts,” he said. sources said. landed Mig-21 Bison aircraft of Khan on Wednesday said all His comments came min- the Indian Air Force, who was wars have been started on mis- utes after the External Affairs caught by the Pakistan Army calculations on the time and Ministry in New Delhi said hails from Chennai. The young the human cost of war. Pakistan Air Force targeted pilot is the son of Simhakutty This was the same with the military installations in India in Varthaman, a decorated Air World War I, with the World response to Indian counter-ter- Marshal of the IAF. War II and the war on terror rorism operations but their His father has been hon- and no one knows where the attempts were foiled success- oured with Param Vishisht wars lead to. Khan said better escalates, it will no longer be in fully though one Indian pilot is Seva Media, one of top honours sense must prevail and the my control or in (Prime “missing in action”. of the Indian military service. two sides should act with wis- Minister) Narendra Modi’s,” However, the Pakistan No more details about the dom. “I ask India: with the Khan said. Army later said “only one” pilot were available as his father weapons (nuclear) you have, “Let’s sit together and set- Indian pilot was under their S Varthaman asked the media and the weapons (nuclear) we tle this with talks,” he added. custody, retracting from its not to disturb him with queries have, can we really afford a mis- “Our action was only intended earlier statement that two IAF terrorist attack is the direct at this juncture. The calculation? If this (situation) to convey that if you can come pilots were captured. result of the impunity and Varthamans have their resi- cover provided to the JeM and 3 * % 4 4 5 dence in Chennai’s Jalvayu its leaders by the Pakistani 4 6 -7 $ % % Vihar. side. After the Pulwama attack ,# , 8#9 ) "# the entire UN has spoken with full voice to condemn it.” *54,3)4(3+ Sushma told Wang, “This is our first meeting this year. ) % he Pulwama attack is the Therefore, an opportune time Tdirect result of the “impuni- for us to take stock of our bilat- ty and cover” provided to the eral relations and look ahead , ! Jaish-e-Muhammed terror for cooperation. The India- group by Pakistan, External China relationship is an impor- " # Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tant relationship for both of our 3,1,24( 7(3+8+7 around it. The helicopter, a said on Wednesday as she countries.” Referring to the Russian made Mi-17, broke forcefully raised the terror Wuhan summit between Prime op Opposition leaders on ix Air Force officers and a into two and caught fire imme- strike with her Chinese coun- Minister Narendra Modi and TWednesday reviewed the Scivilian were killed after an diately, the officials said. !"#$%" terpart Wang Yi here. Sushma’s Chinese President Xi Jinping, security situation in the coun- Indian Air Force (IAF) chop- Besides the pilots, an oper- $ meeting with Wang came a day Sushma said, “We have made try and expressed anguish over per crashed in a field near ator and three other crew % after India destroyed a major substantial progress in rela- “blatant politicisation of sacri- Garend Kalaan village in members lost their lives in the & Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) ter- tions”. “It is important for both fices of armed forces by the rul- Budgam on Wednesday at crash, the officials said. ' ( ror training camp in Pakistan. sides to make sure the through ing party”. In a joint statement 10.05 am. The crash took place The local resident killed in ) China, a close ally of Pakistan, and effective implementation of they said national security in the backdrop of heavy the crash has been identified as *+,(O has repeatedly foiled India’s the guidance given by the two must transcend narrow politi- shelling and firing from across Kifayat Hussain Ganaie, they , + attempts to brand JeM chief leaders,” she told Wang, adding cal consideration and regretted the border on a day IAF fight- said. Earlier, officials in / # Masood Azhar as a global ter- that both side made efforts and that the Prime Minister has not er jets crossed the Line of Srinagar had described the rorist by the UN. “we should sustain this”. convened all-party meeting as Control and destroyed a vast downed aircraft as a fighter jet. & The JeM has already been “Particularly the decision per established practice. terror camp within Pakistan in Soon after, airports in ' in the UN’s list of banned ter- taken by our leaders to main- Further with Pakistan a pre-dawn strike on Tuesday.