In a fresh claim, U.S. President Donald Trump said “five jets were shot down” during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended following his intervention.
US President Donald Trump said up to five jets were shot down during recent Pakistan-India hostilities that began after an April attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), with the situation calming after a ceasefire in May.
Trump, who made his remarks at a dinner with some Republican US lawmakers at the White House, did not specify which side’s jets he was referring to.
“In fact, planes were being shot out of the air. Five, five, four or five, but I think five jets were shot down actually,” Trump said.
While talking about the India-Pakistan hostilities, without elaborating or providing further detail.
He said his administration achieved more in six months than almost any other administration could accomplish in eight years.
Pakistan claimed it had downed five Indian planes in air-to-air combat.
India’s highest-ranking general said in late May that India switched tactics after suffering losses in the air on the first day of hostilities and established an advantage before a ceasefire was announced three days later.
India launched air strikes on Pakistan in early May, following allegations linking Islamabad to the Pahalgam attack , claims Pakistan denied.
In retaliation, the Pakistan Air Force shot down five Indian jets.
The two sides exchanged strikes on each other’s airbases before a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was reached on May 10.
Islamabad denied suffering any losses of planes but acknowledged that its air bases had been hit.
Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan that he announced on social media on May 10 after Washington held talks with both sides.
