Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke on the airstrikes carried out by the Indian Air Force on the JeM camp in Balakot and asserted that Pakistan had lost a pilot flying the F-16 jet that was shot down by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
She was speaking at an interaction during Aaj Tak Suraksha Sabha.
Sitharaman also replied in the affirmative when she was asked if the identity of the pilot was established. However she didn’t indulge in giving any details. (Agencies)
