Pakistan said on Thursday it shot down 25 drones from India in its airspace while India said it "neutralised" Pakistan's attempts to strike military targets with drones and missiles.
The latest exchanges come a day after India said it hit "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday. Islamabad had denied the accusation and vowed to retaliate against the missile strikes, also saying it shot down five Indian aircraft. The Indian embassy in Beijing termed reports of fighter jets being shot down as "misinformation".
Pakistan shot down 25 drones from India at multiple locations, including the two largest cities of Karachi and Lahore, and their debris is being collected, Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said. '
One drone was also shot down over the garrison city of Rawalpindi, home to the Pakistan army's heavily fortified headquarters, he said.
One drone hit a military target near Lahore, and four personnel of the Pakistan army were injured in this attack, Chaudhry said. "Indian drones continue to be sent into Pakistan airspace...(India) will continue to pay dearly for this naked aggression," he said. The Indian defence ministry said Pakistan attempted to engage many military targets in northern and western India on Wednesday night and early Thursday and they were "neutralised" by Indian air defence systems.
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