Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed India's ruling Bharatiya Janata ...
KARACHI, Pakistan/MUMBAI - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for “whipping up war hysteria” over claims that India shot down a Pakistani F-16 during a standoff in February, saying the truth is always the best policy.
“The truth always prevails and is always the best policy,” Khan said in a Tweet. “BJP’s attempt to win elections through whipping up war hysteria and false claims of downing a Pak F 16 has backfired with US Defense officials also confirming that no F16 was missing from Pakistan’s fleet.” India said it too had shot down a Pakistani aircraft and the air force displayed pieces of a missile that it said had been fired by a Pakistani F-16 before it went down.
The BJP is campaigning on a platform of tough national security, especially with regard to arch foe Pakistan. New Delhi blames Pakistan for stoking a 30-year revolt in Muslim-majority Kashmir but Islamabad denies any involvement. Pakistan closed its airspace amid the standoff but most commercial air traffic has since resumed and major airports have opened.
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