Airspace violation, IAF pilot capture: What India and Pakistan are saying

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar confirmed that Pakistan violated Indian airspace. "Due to our high state of readiness and alertness, Pak’s attempts were foiled successfully," he said.

One of the Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots who repelled the Pakistani incursion is Missing in Action (MIA)., the MEA said.

Pakistan fighter jets crossed over to the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday with the objective to strike military installations in the Rajouri-Naushera sector in Jammu-Kashmir, The Indian Express has learnt.

The bombs dropped by the Pakistan jets, however, missed their intended target.

Follow LIVE UPDATES here.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, confirming the violation of Indian airspace, at a press briefing in New Delhi said: “Due to our high state of readiness and alertness, Pakistan’s attempts were foiled successfully.”

What the MEA has also confirmed was that one of the Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots who repelled the Pakistani incursion is Missing in Action (MIA). In a brief, prepared statement, the MEA said a Pakistani aircraft was shot by a MiG Bison and it was seen falling from the sky on Pakistan side.

The MEA statement disputes the Pakistani version of the sequence of today’s events.