New Delhi/IBNS, Aug. 9 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday said five Pakistan fighter jets and a large aircraft were shot down during Operation Sindoor, which was launched to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.

He added, "Shahbaz Jacobabad airfield, one of the major airfields that was attacked. Here there's an F-16 hangar. One half of the hangar is gone. And I'm sure there were some aircraft inside which have got damaged there. We were able to get at least two command and control centres, like Murid and Chaklala. At least six radars, some of them big, some of them small...

"We have an indication of at least one AEW&C in that AEW&C hangar and a few F-16s, which were under maintenance there...We have...