ISLAMABAD: Pakistan armed forces shot down five Indian Air Force (IAF) jets in response to India’s missile strikes inside Pakistan.

The IAF has received heavy loss with downing of jets including three Rafales, a Mig-29 and a Sukhoi SU-30, he told a television news channel.

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that all Pakistan Air Force jets are safe after engaging Indian jets.

The DG ISPR also added that among the destroyed Indian Air Force (IAF) jets are three French-made Rafales, one Su30MKI and one MIG-29 Fulcrum.

The Pakistan armed forces also destroyed multiple enemy posts in several sectors along the Line of Control (LoC). An intense exchange of fire is ongoing at the LoC with the Pakistan Army engaging Indian army positions.

India’s attacks on Pakistani soil have resulted in the martyrdom of 26 innocent civilians, while 46 others have sustained injuries, according to the military’s spokesperson.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif expressed satisfaction over PAF’s retaliation to the Indian attack.

He said the country’s armed forces were ready to thwart the attack of enemy with full force.