Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that his country has proven its ability to deter as a nuclear and traditional force, stressing that the Pakistani Air Force succeeded in shooting down 5 Indian aircraft without penetrating the Indian airspace, including 3 Rafale fighters.

Sharif explained, in press statements, that 3 of the planes fell inside the Indian territories, including one in the Petinda and two and two in the Indian part of Kashmir.

He added that the Pakistani defenses were also able to shoot down two paths during the operation.

The Pakistani Prime Minister continued, "This is a traditional war, and those who claimed that India has exceeded Pakistan in traditional capabilities, they are now aware of the size of our strength, whether in the nuclear or traditional arena."

Responding to Indian attacks

Earlier on Wednesday, the Pakistani cabinet announced that the Indian missile attacks on Pakistani territory are a war operation, and the country's army also cost the response, the Prime Minister's office said.

The National Security Committee described the deadly Indian attacks as an explicit hostile work, and pledged to respond during a meeting in the capital, Islamabad, headed by the Prime Minister.

A statement issued by the Prime Minister's office said, "These illegal actions are flagrant violations of Pakistan and its territorial integrity, which clearly constitutes war acts in accordance with international law.

On Tuesday night, India announced that it launched air attacks against gunmen infrastructure inside Pakistan and in the part of Islamabad from Kashmir.

A statement by the Indian Armed Forces stated that it had "carried out a precise blow to terrorist camps in Pakistan.

India stated that it had targeted 9 Pakistani "terrorist infrastructure" sites, some of which were linked to an attack by militants on Hindus tourists, and killed 26 people in the Indian part of Kashmir last month.

Islamabad described the New Delhi attack as a "traveling work" and said that she "informed the UN Security Council that it reserves the right to respond appropriately to the Indian aggression."

India and Pakistan have fought two wars since 1947 on the Kashmir region, which the entire sides are demanding and each of them dominates part of it.