Watch| Pakistan media peddling FAKE NEWS of IAF jet crash

As India woke up to news of Pakistani fighter jets violating Indian airspace, rumours flew thick and fast on social media on both sides of the border. AfterIndian Air Force (IAF) carried out airstrike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot town in a pre-dawn operation yesterday (February 26) and destroyed it, Pakistan has been threatening to retaliate. Pakistani jets violated the Line of Control this morning, prompting IAF fighters to launch counter operations and make them flee.

As Pakistan air force scrambled after being chased down by India, Pakistan claimed that it has shot down an Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace. A statement released by Pakistan said that the Pakistani troops were able to arrest one Indian pilot.