Pakistan is marking the 4th anniversary of Operation Swift Retort, popularly known as Surprise day in the country when country\u2019s armed forces gave a befitting response to Indian misadventures, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.
\nIn a statement on the fourth anniversary of Operation Swift Retort, the Director-General of ISPR Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry the daring, resolute and measured response from Pakistan thwarted Indian nefarious designs on February 27, 2019. Let this day be a reminder that while being a peace-loving nation, Pakistan Armed Forces are ever ready, not only to defend every inch of the motherland.
\n\u201cCJCSC, Services Chiefs & AFs of Pak pay tribute to the resilience of nation & resolve of AFs displayed during Operation Swift Retort. Under the pretext of false flag Pulwama attack, India stage managed a cowardly attack on a fictitious target,\u201d Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said.
\nFebruary 27, 2019, is a memorable day for Pakistan as Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shattered Indian dream of invincibility and military supremacy by shooting down two Indian aircraft and above all capturing an IAF pilot.
\nIndian fighter jets crossed the Line of Control in the last week of February and the country\u2019s military claimed to have conducted a \u201csurgical strike\u201d in Balakot area in Pakistan.
\nNew Delhi also claimed to destroy a terrorist camp with 300-350 casualties in the attack. Pakistan denied the claim, saying neither was there any camp nor any casualty.
\nIndependent reports, including high-resolution satellite images reviewed by international media, also contradicted the Indian claims.
\nPakistan Air Force (PAF) jets on the other day crossed the LoC in a tit-for-tat move to Indian territory, and in a dogfight, an Indian MiG-21 was shot down on the Pakistani side of the border.
\nAfter striking down the Indian fighter jet, Pakistan arrested the pilot, who ejected himself after being hit in the airspace of Pakistan in Azad Jammu and Kashmir \u2014 something that came as an unexpected setback for India exposing the country\u2019s claims of invincibility and supremacy in the military power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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