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JF-17 targeted Indian aircraft, says DG ISPR

JF-17 targeted Indian aircraft, says DG ISPR

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Monday rejected India’s claims that Pakistan used US-made F-16 to down their aircraft in late February, stating that PAC JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft developed jointly with China were used instead. In an interview to Russian media, DG ISPR said, “The aircraft which engaged those targets and fought them were JF-17. As regard to how to use F-16, in what context [they] were used or not — because at that point of time our entire Air ForceRead More