The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) detected four Indian Rafale combat aircraft patrolling near the control line (LOC) on Tuesday night, forcing them to withdraw after making a coordinated response, at night between April 29 and April 30.
Security sources said that the Indian jets patrolled within the airspace on Jammu and Kashmir (iiojk) illegally occupied, when the PAF airplanes detected their presence and responded quickly.
The tensions have increased between the two nuclear weapons neighbors after an attack in Pahalgam, located in Jammu and Kashmir occupied by Indian-illegally.
The attack, which occurred on April 22, became the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists, which makes it one of the most mortal incidents in the region since 2000.
On April 23, India unilaterally suspended the Treaty of the Water of the Indo (IWT), a critical agreement to share the water negotiated by the World Bank, which has remained stable through numerous conflicts between the two countries.
The next day, Pakistan took reprisals threatening to put the 1972 Simla agreement in abilement and close his airspace to Indian flights.
India has suggested that cross -border links may have been involved in the attack, although it has not provided concrete evidence. In contrast, Pakistan has strongly denied any participation.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has requested independent investigation into the incident to determine the truth.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Information, Atta Tarar, warned Tuesday night that Islamabad has credible intelligence that indicates that India can launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours, using Pahalgam’s recent attack as a pretext.
The minister criticized the approach of India, accusing him of assuming a “self -lagoon role of the judge, jury and executioner” in the region, which was labeled as reckless and destabilizing.
“Pakistan has greatly suffered from terrorism and understands the pain and consequences of such violence,” added the statement, reaffirming Islamabad’s call to regional restriction and peace.
