<div>A video shot for Independence Day celebrations left many in the government red faced as it featured a Pakistan fighter jet flying with the tricolour. The video, posted on Twitter, was, however, removed after the Twitterati pointed out that the jets were in fact Pakistani aircraft.<br /><br />The opening portion of the Culture Ministry's over one- minute video celebrating '70 years of Independence' featured an animated sequence of the two JF-17 flying with the Indian flag.<br /><br />A government source said it was an inadvertent mistake as the JF-17 looks similar to India's Tejas light combat aircraft and it is difficult for an ordinary citizen to know the difference between the two types of aircraft.<br /><br />However, realising the mistake, it was removed promptly, the source added. The JF-17 jet was jointly developed by Pakistan and China and both are promoting it big time to garner global supply orders.<br /><br />Incidentally, Sri Lanka, which was in talks for the JF-17, has rejected the aircraft and is now eyeing Tejas. Pakistan intends to make it the main stay of its fighter fleet. In March 2011, Pakistan Navy had issued a full-page advertisement, which appeared in several Pakistani newspapers, featuring the Indian Navy's Delhi, Godavari and Talwar-class warships for the Aman-11 multi-national exercise.</div>
<div>A video shot for Independence Day celebrations left many in the government red faced as it featured a Pakistan fighter jet flying with the tricolour. The video, posted on Twitter, was, however, removed after the Twitterati pointed out that the jets were in fact Pakistani aircraft.<br /><br />The opening portion of the Culture Ministry's over one- minute video celebrating '70 years of Independence' featured an animated sequence of the two JF-17 flying with the Indian flag.<br /><br />A government source said it was an inadvertent mistake as the JF-17 looks similar to India's Tejas light combat aircraft and it is difficult for an ordinary citizen to know the difference between the two types of aircraft.<br /><br />However, realising the mistake, it was removed promptly, the source added. The JF-17 jet was jointly developed by Pakistan and China and both are promoting it big time to garner global supply orders.<br /><br />Incidentally, Sri Lanka, which was in talks for the JF-17, has rejected the aircraft and is now eyeing Tejas. Pakistan intends to make it the main stay of its fighter fleet. In March 2011, Pakistan Navy had issued a full-page advertisement, which appeared in several Pakistani newspapers, featuring the Indian Navy's Delhi, Godavari and Talwar-class warships for the Aman-11 multi-national exercise.</div>