Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet shot down by India, its pilot captured alive

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Amid Pakistan's foiled attempt to target Jammu with drones and missiles, a F-16 supersonic fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force was reportedly shot down by an Indian surface-to-air missile defence system on Thursday.

As per sources, the fighter jet which took off from the Sargodha air base in Pakistan, a key air force station of the Pakistani Air Force, was shot down by the Indian SAM (Surface-to-air missile) near the Sargodha air base.

Importantly, the pilot of the Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet was reportedly captured alive by Indian forces.

Notably, F-16 is one of the mainstays of the Pakistani air force. The aircraft was used ...