Fact Check: Picture claiming Indian MiG fighter is actually downed Pakistani Air Force F-16 jet

A Pakistani Air Force F-16 fighter jet was shot down by Indian air defence forces in Rajouri sector of Jammu region on Wednesday morning, officials said. An Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Indian planes engaged with the Pakistan aircraft and brought one of them down.

The aircraft was brought down in Jhangar area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri sector, officials in the Army said.

As ANI reported, The picture is of a portion of downed Pakistani Air Force jet, the wreckage was in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Also in the picture, Commanding Officer of Pakistan's 7 Northern Light Infantry can be seen.

The same picture circulating on social media claim this is an Indian MiG fighter, however, multiple IAF sources confirm this is the wreckage of Pakistani F16 downed yesterday.

File picture of cross section of F16 engine and wreckage of downed Pakistani F16 jet pic.twitter.com/Mq78QkLTz9

— ANI (@ANI) February 28, 2019