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' Bold text' Operation Swift Retort

Operation Swift Retort was an Air Force operation carried out successfully in broad daylight on the morning of 27th February 2019 by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Six Indian Army installations in Indian Controlled Jammu & Kashmir were selected by Pakistani military leadership on 26th February 2019, as told by Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistani tri-services. One of them was a Brigade Headquarter while another one was an ammunition depot. This was carried out by PAF F16 Vipers, JF17 Thunders, & Dassault Mirages After successful bombing, these jets were followed by Indian Air Force (IAF) Su30MKIs, Mirage 2000s,& MiG21 Bisons. PAF shot down 2 Indian jets (Su30 & MiG21). 1 pilot named Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured by Pakistani Forces while other 2 pilots of Su30MKI landed in Indian Controlled Jammu & Kashmir. Indian Air Force Claimed to have shot down a Pakistani F16 but couldn't give any evidence for that claim. Moreover, an article from renowned US magazine 'Foreign Policy' said that US officials personally counted PAF F16s at an operational PAF base & found no one of PAF F16s missing On 1st May 2019, PAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, at a conference at Air Headquarters said that this Operation was named as "OPERATION SWIFT RETORT"