Cost of two Indian aircraft shot down by Pakistan is Rs 6.53 billion: report

LAHORE: Pakistan shot down two Indian fighter aircraft MiG-21 and helicopter Mi 17v for violating Pakistani airspace on February 27.Pakistani security forces also took Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan into custody.According to a report published in Daily Jang, the price of two IAF aircrafts shot down by Pakistan is estimated to Rs6.533 billion ($47 million dollars).The estimated cost of helicopter Mi-17V is said to be Rs3.475 billion while the current cost of Russian-made MiG 21 is hard to ascertain because Russia had shut manufacturing MiG 21 in 1985.It is said that the cost India suffered owing to the lost of two fighter jets, New Delhi could built more toilets for its citizens.