Islamabad, whose air force primarily operates Chinese-made jets and U.S. F-16s, has previously denied that India downed any Pakistani aircraft during the fighting.

In the recent revelation, IAF Chief has revealed that India shot down a Pak aircraft from a distance of about 300 km.

Indian Air Force chief Amar Preet Singh claimed on Saturday that six Pakistani aircraft - five fighter jets and another large aircraft - were downed during the clash in May. Just hours later, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif rejected the claim,