The ISPR has very successfully walked away from the question of what happened to the other pilots, and converted it to one about whether or not an F-16 was shot down. That gives them the upper hand, and Indian analysts have completely forgotten about the core issue.
Yeah, it was ISPR who brought F16's into the conversation. /s
It doesn't have anything to do with ISPR. Questions started arising when India bombed the trees. India had to provide proof to what they claimed and Pakistan proved within an hour of strike through ISPR.
Then the next day happens, Pakistan claims to down 2 aircrafts, captures Abhinandan, shows the proof of one downed aircraft. First claimed to capture 1 pilot with 2 still missing, then claiming of capturing 2 pilots while one being in critical condition in a hospital, then finalizing with only one indian captured pilot with the tea sipping video.
Now you could have asked about the 2nd pilot but your media didn't. At first they didn't even believe a mig21 to be downed, they claimed it was an F-16 with the GE engine(ISPR wasn't the one who diverted the question about pilots, they corrected themselves about the pilot). Now when the dust settled, AARAM missile fragment was shown by India, and suggested that an F-16 was downed by them. So the final question was about F-16, so that had to be answered.
Now I didn't wanted to reply, especially to you since I know about your BP and senility. But you are just being ridiculous here about how ISPR is the only one shaping the narrative. The burden of proof was always on India, you claimed high and you presented nothing. Pakistan had nothing to gain from proving more, what they proved was enough. Now what do you think we are supposed to believe after this, If you can't prove then why claim?
The camera and radar images, which prove that the F-16 was shot down, have been lost with the Mig-21 Bison aircraft — piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan — which crashed on the Pak side of the LoC, officials said.