Let Govt of India statement and PAK statement:
However, the official statement by the Indian government released later denies that Loonda Post was captured by the Pakistan Army
As to why the feature was lost to Pakistani troops;
spate of denials and counter-denials by the Indian Air Force and Army when the story was ‘leaked’ to the public. The confusion continued for months till Defence Minister George Fernandes confirmed the incident in Parliament in November.
rediff.com: CO removed for allowing Pak troops to occupy LoC position
http://www.mod.nic.in/pressreleases/content.asp?id=336
Here what PAK govt Said:
Battle in Gultari?
In a press conference on 23rd August 2002, PA public relations officer Major General Rashid Quereshi, known for
dishonest statements since the Kargil War,
alledged that the IAF had attacked forward Pakistani posts in Gultari area in support of the
Indian Army on night of 22nd/23rd. It was claimed that the PA had retaliated in defence leading to death of Indian troops.The Indian Army completely denied the whole affair and furnished that no casualties had occurred in that timeframe.
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Pakistan military spokesman Major-General Rashid Qureshi points towards a map during a news conference in Islamabad August 23, 2002. Pakistan on Friday accused India of sending troops and
its air force to attack a Pakistani mountain outpost in the north of the disputed Kashmir region overnight, in what Islamabad called a "highly irresponsible and escalatory act."
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Commanding officer Brig. Iftikhar, points out a Pakistan army post on a map along the Line of Control which was attacked by Indian forces during a briefing in Chakoti in Pakistani Kashmir, Saturday, Aug 24, 2002. According to a Pakistani military spokesman India launched a massive attack at a Pakistani post in Kashmir last Thursday. Amid reports of fresh violence in Kashmir, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Saturday it was up to Pakistan and India to find a solution to the long-standing crisis over the disputed Kashmir.
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Commanding officer Ayyaz Ahmed shows shrapnels Indian artillery fired across the border on Pakistani post in Gultari at the Line of Control between Pakistan and India, Thursday, Aug 29, 2002. Pakistan and India are constantly exchanging heavy artillery over the Kashmir dispute.
please see the PAK Army own state of 2002.... I hope you like senior should have known about it.
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Albeit there was a lot of air activity but no attacks were carried out by any air force. The slow moving Atlantique was cowardly shot down by supersonic jets.