The India-Pakistan tension might have eased a bit, but anIndian Air Force Su-30 MKI on Monday shot down a Pakistani Unmanned AerialVehicle (UAV) in the Nal sector on the International Border in Rajasthan todaymorning.
Earlier in the day, IAF chief B.S. Dhanoa had claimed thatthe operations were still going on as he refused to go into details about theaerial engagement between the two forces.
Sources said that the forces continued to be on high stateof alert and that the air defence systems are manned to deal with anyeventuality.
Meanwhile, anxiety and speculation were rife across theborder in Pakistan where social media went into overdrive after some”shells” reportedly fell in Fort Abbas near Bahawalpur. It was laterclarified that these were extra fuel tanks dropped by PAF fighters on patrol.Fort Abbas is located close to Rajasthan border. There were claims by unconfirmed sourcesabout both sides thwarted each other’s aggressive intents.