Nothing will happen, geneva convention will come into effect and the pilot will be returned home.
On the other hand, what if, you initially announced you had two pilots in custody but, later turned out it was your own pilot, then you just had one.
Geneva convention ko pata nhi kya jadoo samajh rakha hai. Countries have kept pow for years, nobody gave a sh!t.
About the F-16 count.
Please bear in mind, there has no official statement from US.
All we have is a quote from un-named sources to a reporter.
This random reporter is well reputed internationally on defence related news due to her connections in the Pentagon.
And seeing how IAF's claims from 300 to strike hit to all jets are accounted for to flares used in evading radar missiles, was exposed, IAF is the least trustable here.
They did it once again. Doubling down on lying screaming "we have proof: just believe us ok, we wont show, but believe us."
IAF chief said he THINKS they shot down a F-16.
And now they made new blunders, because they lost track of a F-16 and voice communications, they think it was shot down, lmao. Incompetence and ignorance at height.
Have you seen the PAF pilots after that engagement, there's a video of them literally celebrating after the engagement.
Meanwhile IAF content with Sukhoi's, not all
, evading AMRAAMs fired at max distance.
IAF, a true joke, the only air force in the world which uses 80 F-16s as an excuse to get 36 Rafales while having 220 Sukhoi 30MKIs.