Pakistan claims to have shot down two Indian air force jets it said were violating its airspace over Kashmir. One Indian pilot was captured, the other presumed killed.<br />Tensions have been escalating over the disputed region after Pakistan denied India’s claim it carried out an air strike against the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group on February 26. India said the air strike was in retaliation for a suicide bomb attack on February 14 in Indian Kashmir claimed by JeM that killed more than 40 troops.<br />“A very large number,” of militants were killed, Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said.<br />However, Pakistan said no casualties were recorded. China called on its two neighbours to “exercise restraint”. Pakistan had vowed to respond “at the time and place of its choosing”.<br /> <br />(Photo: AFP File photo)
