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ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on Wednesday, two U.S. officials told Reuters, marking a major milestone for Beijing's advanced fighter jet.

An Indian Air Force spokesperson said he had no comment when asked about the Reuters report.

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[–] TxzK@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

It used to be part of Pakistan actually.

Literally wtf are you trying to say here? Yeah, Bangladesh was Pakistan once but that was decades and decades ago. It's not at all relevant anymore today.

They supported the taliban and are why the taliban took back control and brutally subjugated all the women again.

True, but recently, Taliban is breaking ties with Pakistan and creating ties with India. Might wanna read this and this. Also India supported the brutal fascism in Bangladesh, but that gets a pass, I guess?

Note how there are no Hindu communities in Pakistan, because during paritition they were expelled or massacred.

Not entirety true, 2% of their population is still Hindu. And yeah, they are also not in great shape. But India is doing the same with their minorities. Why are you blaming only one but not the other?

India is literally the only democracy around.

Yeah, but not quite. India's democracy has been backsliding hard

Pakistan is a nation of terrorists, which is why they hid bin ladin. They get what they deserve

Ah yes. They hid bin Laden in back in 11, so Pakistan, their entire nation and population are still terrorists now. Meanwhile ignore all of India's wrong doings.

I don't wanna devolve this thread into whataboutism, so the bottom line, both countries are shits. I don't know much about Pakistan's politics now but democratically it's not good yes. But India right now is a literal segregating fascist state.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pakistan has actually been democratizing these past few years, so at this rate they'll be more of a democracy than India.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah ok, I guess that's a good thing?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-rape-rapist-released-agreement-marry-victim/

Lemmy is pro-trans, pro-muslim, but amazingly anti-woman which is always odd.

[–] shaserlark@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As opposed to India, the beacon of women’s rights. We just don’t like hatemongering

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Compared to Pakistan, yes it is a beacon of women's rights.

They literally supported the taliban, it's hard to go any lower for any country.

[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

India literally, present tense, supports the taliban.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee -2 points 2 days ago

Nope, that's a lie.

They spent $3b on schools and aid while the taliban were out of power.

In doing so they created markets for wheat and medicine, supplies the Afghans desperately need.

Whats happening is they're continuing to supply those goods to the people of Afghanistan.

But please try to rewrite history, as Pakistan literally gave them the weapons they used to retake Afghanistan.

[–] nargis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

They not only held Bin Laden in 2011, but brought back Sajad Mir from the dead in 2022. He was one of the key conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Look up how Pakistan first denied he existed, then denied he was alive, and then finally brought him back from the dead after 14 years.