Pakistani army down an Indian spy plane

SANAA, June 7 (YPA) – Pakistani army announced on Sunday that it shot down an Indian spy plane after it entered the country’s airspace in the Khanjar sector, which is located on the dividing line in Kashmir.

The army said in a statement published by the official Pakistani News Agency, that the plane violated Pakistani airspace and was carrying out a spying mission.

The statement stated that the Indian plane, a small surveillance plane, flew 500 meters over Pakistani territory, in violation of the air agreement between the two sides.

Pakistani forces described the matter as “provocative” and “a blatant act of aggression”.

This is the eighth Indian spy plane shot down by the Pakistani army this year, according to the statement.