ISLAMABAD, 24 November 2021, (TON): Pakistan has adamantly repudiated the groundless Indian claims that a Pakistani F-16 aircraft was shot down by an Indian pilot before he was captured by Pakistan in Azad Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued the statement that Abhinandan Varthamanm, is a “classic case of Indian fabrications and pure fantasy to appease the domestic audience and hide embarrassment.”
International experts and US officials have already confirmed that no Pakistani F-16 was shot down on the day after taking stock of Pakistani F-16 aircraft.
The statement said “India’s insistence on propagating a lie that has been thoroughly exposed is ludicrous and nonsensical.”
It added that granting military honours for imaginary feats of gallantry is contrary to every norm of military conduct.
The statement said “by giving such an award, also as an afterthought, India has only made a mockery of itself.”
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