Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday made fun of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming they had shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial dogfight between the two sides in February.
“Oh dear how embarrassing Narendra Modi if you are going to lie at least try something more believable? Everyone knows you guys can’t aim. When you lie you don’t hurt others, you hurt yourself. The great nation of India can do better. Its people deserve better,” Bilawal tweeted.
Earlier today, US defense officials debunked India’s claim of shooting down F-16 fighter jet and said that they [US personnel] recently counted Pakistan’s F-16s and found none missing.
According to Foreign Policy magazine, the findings directly contradict the account of Indian Air Force officials, who said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman managed to shoot down a Pakistani F-16 before his own plane was downed by Pakistan Air Force.
“As details come out, it looks worse and worse for the Indians,” Foreign Policy quoted Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science as saying. “It looks increasingly like India failed to impose significant costs on Pakistan, but lost a plane and a helicopter of its own in the process.”
