PAF hit most IAF flights in a mission since 1971, says AVM Aurangzeb

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Pakistan Air Force (PAF) targeted the highest number of Indian Air Force (IAF) airfields in a single mission since the war in 1971, Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed said on Sunday.

In a media briefing, Air Vice Marshal said the PAF strikes were performed with precision and deliberately avoided civil infrastructure. He also said that the operation was a quick and calculated reaction to recent escalations aimed at deterring additional hostilities.

“The mission was executed on our terms under clear instructions from management,” Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb.

“India tried to establish a” new normal “through aggressive escalation. Pakistan’s rapid and coordinated answers denied them this opportunity,” Aurangzeb Ahmed said, adding that Pakistan’s military radar and jamming systems also captured several Indian drones aimed at civilian areas.

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Pakistan and India agreed on a full and immediate ceasefire on Saturday after days of intense military exchanges that raised fears of a full scale conflict between the two nuclear armed neighbors.

The announcement was first made by US President Donald Trump and later confirmed by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Minister of external affairs S. Jaisankar and US State Secretary Marco Rubio. The fluid’s ceasefire came after missile attack, drone penetration and retaliatory operations across the border.

Tensions flared after a deadly April 22 -attack in Pahaldam, Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), leaving 26 civilians dead. India accused Pakistan-based elements without providing evidence; Islamabad rejected the claim.

India responded by closing the Wagah border, revoking Pakistani Visa and suspending the Indus Waters Treaty -Moves Pakistan labeled as a “act of war.”

On May 6 to 7, Pakistan Operation launched Bunyan-Un-Marsoos, claiming to have put down five Indian jets, including Rafales, and captured 77 Israeli origin HaroP drones.

The United States played a key role in facilitating backchannel diplomacy. Secretary Rubio and Vice President JD Vance held conversations with senior leaders from both countries, including PMS Shehbaz Sharif and Narendra Modi, as well as top defense and intelligence officials.

Following Trump’s announcement, both countries suspended military activity across land, air and sea, although accusations of ceasefire violation were also reported from both sides of the line with control (LOC).

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