The World : Missile Downs Pakistan Jet

A Pakistani jet plane was shot down while chasing a formation of intruding Afghan aircraft near the border between the two countries, the Pakistani Defense Department said. It said the plane, which it did not further identify, was hit by a missile and crashed near Miram Shah, 150 miles southwest of Islamabad. The pilot ejected safely. Pakistan previously has accused Afghanistan of cross-border air raids against Afghan refugee camps, and it reported earlier that its jets shot down one intruding Afghan plane March 30 and another April 16.