ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday rejected the Indian air chief’s assertion his country shot down six Pakistani military aircraft during a standoff between the nuclear-armed neighbors, saying no Pakistani aircraft was hit and adding that wars are won through professional competence, not fabrications. Indian Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh told a gathering in New Delhi earlier today his country had downed five Pakistani fighter jets and one large surveillance plane in “the largest ever recorded surface-to-air kill” at a range of 300 kilometers.

NEW DELHI: India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during clashes in May, India’s air force chief said on Saturday, the first such statement by…

Air force chief Amar Preet Singh says India’s S-400 air defence systems took down most of the Pakistani planes.

Most of the aircraft were downed by India’s Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system, citing electronic tracking data as confirmation.

ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday rejected the Indian air chief’s assertion his country shot down six Pakistani military aircraft during a standoff…