"It's On Social Media": Pak Defence Minister's Reply On Proof Of Indian Rafales Downing
Pakistan faces humiliation in the global media, when CNN Journalist Becky Anderson asked Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif about the proof of Pakistan claiming downing of 5 Indian Air Force Jets, including 2 Rafales. The CNN Journalist asked the Defence minister about providing more details and proof of its army’s claim about the Indian losses, since there are no proof regarding the alleged claim available yet.
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To her question, Asif instead of providing any concrete reply, he referred to the social media news and said, “It’s all over social media on the Pakistan side and also on India’s side”.
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CNN Journalist Becky Anderson asked Pakistan Defence Minister, “Pakistan claims it shot down 5 Indian jets and a drone. So can you provide us more details and proofs.”
Pakistan Defence Minister, “It’s all over social media.” pic.twitter.com/l964FfcFCZ
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“The debris of fighter jets has fallen on the border areas. Also, the Indian media has admitted it”, the minister added.
To this, the Journalist Anderson said that she is not talking about what is all over spread on social media, instead, to asking him specifically about the confirmation of the Indian losses.
Similar claims are also made by Pakistan’s PM Shahbaz Sharif when he lauded the “Shaheen”, alluding to the Pakistan’s military capabilities and alleged loss of India’s Rafale fighters. However, these claims have been dismissed by Indian sources, particularly by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact check.
As per latest reports, a day after India’s strike on multiple terror hideouts in Pakistan, several blasts occured in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, on Thursday morning, reports Reuters, citing staff witnesses and broadcaster Geo TV.
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The blast sent shock waves across the residents in Lahore in the face of heightened tensions with India. India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Wednesday targeted terror sites across 9 locations, killing over 30 people in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
As per the latest updates, Pakistan’s military has said that 26 people have been killed, while India’s military strike has injured 46.
Meanwhile, India reported that according to the recent updates at least 12 people on its side have been killed and 57 have been injured by cross-border shelling from Pakistan.
