India is on high alert after Pakistani F-16 fighter jets enter Line of Control (Image: GETTY)
Loud bangs were heard in the area due to the supersonic aircraft, it was reported. The blast reportedly created panic among civilians and caused minor damage to some structures. The jets were spotted 10km from the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
However, the fighter jets were not shot down because they stayed within Pakistani-controlled territory, according to senior officials.
Tensions between the two nuclear powers have escalated since the Indian Air Force targeted an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed training camps in Pakistan's Balakot last month.
The attack resulted in India announcing it had targeted an alleged militant base in Balakot as a strike against “non-civilian and non-military targets with clear intent not to cause any damage to life or infrastructure".
The two have been shelling and firing with heavy arms at each other ever since.
