Panicky Pak Air Chief Mujahid Khan says 'Challenges not over yet' after IAF Chief BS Dhanoa makes clear that operation against Pakistan is 'ongoing'

Pakistan Air Force Chief on Monday asked his officers to keep ir "guard up" as challenges facing country "are t over yet", amid heightened tensions with India following Pulwama terror attack and aerial combat between two forces.

Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan me remarks during a visit to forward operating bases (FOB), where he met combat and ground crew, air defence and engineering personnel, troops and civilian staff, a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spokesperson was quoted as saying by a local newspaper. 

Tensions between India and Pakistan flared up after a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohamm killed 40 CRPF personnel in Kashmir on February 14.

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Amid mounting outr, Indian Air Force carried out a counter-terror operation, hitting what it said was a JeM training camp in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan on February 26. next day, Pakistan retaliated with a large air formation, comprising 24 fighter jets, including F-16s.

" challenges are t over yet, and we should keep our guards up and always be rey to respond to any aggression from versary," Khan said, referring to Indian air strikes in Balakot.

Although tensions may have seemed to be fing, earlier on Monday, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhaa when questioned on IAF counter-terror strikes in Balakot and aerial confrontation with Pakistan Air Force refused to answer on 'on-going operation' 

comment that indicated that operation against terror has t concluded, as he said, "I will t comment on ongoing operations but y are still ongoing."

During dress, IAF Chief confirmed to have hit target putting to rest all speculations against credibility of counter-terrorism air-strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit 

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He said, " target has been clearly amplified by foreign secretary in his statement. If we plan to hit target n we hit target. Orwise, why would he have responded? If we have dropped bombs in jungle n re is need for him to respond."  

(With PTI inputs)