After weeks of denial, Pakistan for the first time on Monday acknowledged that F-16 jets were “airborne” during an attempted air strike on military installations in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. “Whether it was F-16 or JF-17 which shot down two Indian aircraft is immaterial. AMRAAMs can only be fired from F-16 aircraft and India had alleged that Pakistan violated the end-user agreement with the United States. The US State Department has already sought more information from Pakistan on the potential use of F-16 jets against India in violation of the end-user agreement. Ghafoor also rejected New Delhi’s claims that an F-16 was destroyed by Indian Air Force during the standoff.

Source: Indian Express April 01, 2019 15:44 UTC