Pakistan says it downs two Indian warplanes

China, US urge New Delhi, Islamabad to de-escalate tensions in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that it had carried out air-strikes in India-controlled Kashmir and shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace, capturing two pilots, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. China and the United States urged the nuclear armed neighbors to show restraint.

"Today, Pakistan Air Force undertook strikes across the Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.