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India requests Pakistan Army to stop artillery firing along LoC

India requests Pakistan Army to stop artillery firing along LoC
May 13, 2019
RAWALPINDI (92 News) – India on Monday requested Pakistan Army to stop artillery firing along the Line of Control (LoC). According to the Inter-Service Public Relation (ISPR) Director General (DG) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, during the recent escalation with India, Pakistan Army inflicted heavy losses to India. The ISPR DG revealed the heavy loss of India during his press conference. On February 28, 34 Indian soldiers were killed by the artillery firing by Pakistan Army and India had to change its gun positions. It is worth mention here that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had also shot down two Indian Air Force jets on the same day.
Two Indian jets shot down by PAF: DG ISPR
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down two Indian jets and one pilot was arrested on Wednesday, giving the first surprise to India. According to the ISPR, the Indian jets had violated the Line of Control. The PAF gave a timely response and destroyed them.
The Pak Army jawans arrested a pilot who was later identified as Abhinandan. The wreckage of one of the jets fell in the Pakistani territory, while the wreckage of another jet fell in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. One pilot has been arrested by Pak Army jawans. The captured pilot can be heard saying: “My name is Wing Commander Abhinandan. My service number is 27981. I am a flying pilot. My religion is Hindu.” When asked to share more, the arrested pilot can be heard saying: “I’m sorry sir, that’s all I’m supposed to tell you.”