April 01
The Indian Air Force scrambled its top fighter jets to intercept four Pakistani fighter jets that were flying close to the international border near Punjab, India Today reported.
It’s unclear if the Pakistani jets were trying to intrude into Indian airspace, with sources saying that the Pakistani fighters were flying with a surveillance drone with the possible aim of detecting Indian troop deployment near the border.
As soon as the Jets were detected moving along the Punjab border, the Indian Air Force scrambled its Sukhoi Su-30 and Mirage-2000 fighter jets.
The incident that happened last night comes at a time when the armies of both India and Pakistan are on alert following the February 14 Pulwama attack and the alleged Balakot Strikes to whixh Pakistan responded by shooting down an Indian Jet.
The Balakot airstrike was followed by a dogfight between Indian and Pakistani air forces in which an Indian fighter were shot down, Pakistan Claimed.
The Indian pilot of the downed jet was taken prisoner by the Pakistan Army before being released two days later.
The release of the pilot — Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman — cooled tensions between India and Pakistan but the Indian Air Force, the Indian Army and the Indian Navy have remained on operation alert ever since.