Pakistan’s claims of having shot down Indian aircraft during the four-day conflict between the two countries in May are meant to “save their reputation” domestically, said Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Friday.

Singh described Pakistan’s claims as “manohar kahaniyan”, or tall tales, and said they did not matter to him.

“Have you seen a single picture where something fell on any of our airbases, something hit us, a hangar was destroyed, or anything like that?” ANI quoted the Air Force chief as saying. “We showed so many pictures of their places. However, they couldn't show us even a single picture.”

Singh added: “If they [Pakistan] think they shot down 15 of my jets, let them think about it. I hope they’re convinced about it, and they will cater for 15 less ai

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