Operation Sindoor : Pakistan has downed 5 Indian Air Force jets: Defense chief

Operation Sindoor

Pakistan’s military officials stated that they had shot down five Indian aircraft: three Dassault Rafale fighters, one Sukhoi Su-30MKI, and one Mikoyan MiG-29, as well as an Israeli-built IAI Heron reconnaissance drone. (Picture source: Twitter/Defence Pakistan)

Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Residents in Pampore Pulwama Kashmir reported 5-7 loud air blasts and shared videos appearing to show downed projectile parts. People look at a part of an aircraft in Pampore near Kashmir's main city of Pulwama on May 7, 2025.

According to one estimate, this logo is clearly visible on this fighterjet, which means that this fighterjet cannot be of Pakistani or Chinese . The projectile parts was removed from there early this morning.

Locals say that an Indian Air Force team is also at the scene to inspect the wreckage, but authorities have not yet confirmed which plane it was or which country it belonged to.

CNN Cites French Intelligence Official Confirming IAF Rafale ‘Was Downed By Pakistan’

The official’s claim comes as Pakistan claims it shot down five Indian jets after Operation Sindoor.

New Delhi: A high-ranking French intelligence official has told CNN that Pakistan downed an Indian Rafale fighter aircraft on Wednesday (May 7) even as New Delhi has been tight-lipped about the matter.

CNN cited its source as further saying that French officials were working to find out whether Pakistan downed more than one Rafale amid Islamabad’s immediate response to India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’, in which it said it targeted “terrorist infrastructure” at nine sites in Pakistan and in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

The intelligence official’s claim comes against the background of Islamabad maintaining that Pakistan’s military shot down Indian jets early on Wednesday during its immediate response to Operation Sindoor.

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Article 370 of the Constitution of India

Sheikh Gulzar

Article 370 of the Constitution of India is a special article that gives  special status to the erstwhile Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This article gives the State of Jammu and Kashmir the freedom to frame and maintain its own constitution while prohibiting the implementation of the federal constitution in Jammu and Kashmir in most matters. Under this special article, except for defense, finance, foreign affairs, etc., the Union Government cannot implement Indian laws in the State of Jammu and Kashmir without the ratification and approval of the Central Parliament and the State Government. Under Article 370, the State of Jammu and Kashmir enjoys a special and unique position.

The provisions and laws of the Indian Constitution that are applicable to other States cannot be applied to the State of Jammu and Kashmir under this article.

Under this article, many fundamental issues of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, including property, citizenship and fundamental human rights for citizens, are different from the general laws of India. An attempt has also been made to preserve the 1927 Resident States Act of head of the state of  J&k  Hari Singh, whereby no ordinary citizen of India can buy property within the state of Jammu and Kashmir, this is not limited to the ordinary citizens of India, but Indian corporations and other private and public companies cannot acquire property within the state without legal justification. According to this law, state land cannot be occupied for the construction of residential colonies and setting up industrial factories, dams and other factories within the state. For any kind of changes, it is necessary to obtain the consent of the state representatives who are present in the form of an elected assembly.

Being a part of the constitution, its implementation is mandatory, however, it is a transitional provision. It plays a role in paving the way for the formation of a transitional structure.

The purpose of this article is to protect the state rights of Jammu and Kashmir. The impetus for this article is the agreement made with the head of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which stated that the state would not be forced to accept the federal Constitution of India in any way. 

Its main objectives are as follows:
The central Constitution of India will apply to the state only in certain matters.
The state will frame its own constitution, which will shape the government structure in the state.

Any administrative change by the central government can be made in the state only when the state assembly gives its permission.

This article can be changed only when the requirements for the change in the article are met and the will of the state is included in it, which is interpreted by the state assembly there.
The change in the article can be made only on the recommendations of the state assembly, the center is not authorized to do so.

Youth’s body found in Kulgam, Mehbooba calls for probe into allegations of ‘foul play’

Srinagar, May 04: Residents of a village in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir recovered the body of a youth on Sunday amid allegations that the deceased was picked by security forces for questioning in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said there were serious allegations of foul play in the death of Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray whose body was fished out from the Adbal stream in the Aharbal area of Kulgam district this morning.

Police have taken cognisance of the incident and started an investigation to ascertain the cause of death.

In a post on X, Mehbooba said, “Yet another body has been recovered from a river in Kulgam raising serious allegations of foul play. Local residents allege that Imtiyaz Magray was picked up by the army two days ago and now mysteriously his body has surfaced in the river.”

The former chief minister said the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam appears to be a calculated attempt to derail the fragile peace, disrupt tourism in Kashmir and undermine communal harmony across the country.

“If a single act of violence can shake the entire system, triggering arbitrary arrests, home demolitions, and the targeting of innocent civilians then the perpetrators have already achieved their objective,” she said.

Mehbooba called for an impartial investigation into the death.

“Allegations of misconduct whether in Bandipora encounter or in this latest incident in Kulgam are deeply troubling and warrant a thorough impartial investigation,” she added. 

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