Pakistan Air Force fears another surgical strike, flies sorties near border

A top government official revealed that Pakistan has heightened fighter aircraft activity after the killing of Indian Army Colonel Ashutosh Sharma and four others in an encounter with Pakistani terrorists in the Handwara forests in Jammu and Kashmir.

Fearing yet another Balakot-like surgical strike by India, Pakistani Air Force has been flying patrols close to the border inside their area including their F-16, JF-17 and Mirage III fighter planes.