Air Force chief Dhanoa warns Pakistan, says IAF always alert along Indo-Pak border

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Tuesday said the Indian Air Force is "cautious and alert" to face any eventuality on the border amid tensions with neighbour Pakistan over the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Dhanoa said they had seen Pakistan's deployment. "Indian Air Force is always cautious. We are responsible for air defence and we are always alert," Dhanoa told media persons when asked about the situation at the Indo-Pak border.

He said the Air Force was prepared for "not only when an enemy fighter comes in but also for civilian aircraft so that incidents like Purulia airdrop do not happen".