India dismisses report of Pakistan downing jets as "disinformation"
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian Embassy in China on Wednesday dismissed as "disinformation" a social media post on X by China's state-run Global Times, which said that Pakistan had shot down Indian fighter jets.
The embassy's statement followed the Global Times post, which said that the Pakistan Air Force had downed Indian fighter jets in response to Indian missile strikes on Pakistan.
(Reporting by Surbhi Misra; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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