Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday claimed that Pakistani fighter jets destroyed seven Indian aircraft during a military conflict with India earlier this year. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Sharif praised the Pakistan Air Force, referring to its pilots as “falcons.”
“Our falcons took flight and turned 7 Indian jets into scrap,” Sharif said, commending his country’s air power.
Sharif alleged that in May, Pakistan confronted “unprovoked aggression” from India. “In May this year, my country confronted unprovoked aggression from the eastern front. Our response was in accordance with self-defence. We sent them back in humiliation,” he told the assembly.
Pakistan has often claimed it shot down Indian Air Force jets in past conflicts, assertions India has consistently dismissed as “baseless” and unsupported by evidence.
The confrontation followed Operation Sindoor, launched by India on May 7, 2025, after the Pahalgam terrorist attack killed 26 civilians. India’s operation involved coordinated air and missile strikes targeting nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. According to official accounts, India’s strikes were precise, non-escalatory, and aimed only at terror infrastructure, avoiding civilian and military assets.
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India agreed to cease hostilities after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) reached out to his Indian counterpart.
Sharif Meets Trump After Ceasefire
Following the conflict, Shehbaz Sharif, along with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, met US President Donald Trump at the White House. Discussions focused on regional security and counter-terrorism cooperation.
Sharif, the first Pakistani prime minister to visit the White House in six years, hailed Trump as a “man of peace” for his “sincere efforts” to end conflicts and praised his “courageous and decisive” leadership in facilitating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
