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Did Pakistan shoot down its own F-16 aircraft amid blackout panic in Karachi: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 10 June, 2020

Various social media users took to Twitter to claim that one PAF F-16 fighter aircraft had not returned to Masroor airbase after it was sent to Combat Air Patrolling mission to detect and push back Indian fighter jets.

The Print article by Shekhar Gupta on air battle after Balakot airstrikes peddles faulty analysis, half truths and whole lies

Rohit Vats - 31 March, 2019

In most cases, commentators have tried to be factual and present as accurate an account of the aerial battle as possible. A noted exception has been an article carried in The Print and written no less by Shekhar Gupta.

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Taiwan dismisses Pakistan’s claims of US missile in F16 coming from their inventory

OpIndia Staff - 5 March, 2019

Taiwan's Air Force has confirmed that the identification numbers of missile used by the F-16 and ones owned by them did not match.

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Pakistan appears to have mistaken its own pilot for Indian pilot, led to the lie about 2 Indian pilots being captured

OpIndia Staff - 28 February, 2019

The F16 pilot, who the Pakistan Army who appears to have been mistaken for an Indian, is believed to be receiving treatment at one of the Army hospitals in Pakistan.

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MEA: IAF thwarted Pak attempt to target military assets, 1 Pak jet shot down, 1 MiG 21 lost, trying to ascertain Pak claims of...

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2019

In a joint press conference by the MEA officials and Vice Air Marshal RK Kappo, the government has confirmed that one Indian pilot is missing and that they are trying to ascertain more details.

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America tells Pakistan that it cannot use its weapons without permission. Did Pakistan breach the ‘end use agreement’?

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2019

United States of America has cautioned Pakistan against using American defence equipment without its permission.

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Helicopter crashes in Budgam due to technical snag, Pakistan proceeds to spread fakes news and old images

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2019

Pakistan has been spreading numerous fake images claiming that they have indeed brought down some Indian aircraft. Images from a crash in 2016 are being peddled as PoK crash today

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