Iran's state TV boasted about the operation, which was named 'Martyr Soleimani', in the memory of the Revolutionary Guard leader killed in a US drone strike. The launch was done to seek revenge for the killing of leading general Qasem Soleimani.
India's hard-core retaliation first in the form of an ariel airstrike and then its befitting reply to the infringement by Pakistan army into Indian airspace has left Pakistan fragmentized and jittery
The Indian defence establishment had reportedly thought of sending a special aircraft to Pakistan to bring back Wing Commander Varthaman who was captured by Pakistan after he had shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 jet during aerial combat on Wednesday.