Pakistan shows concerns at air space violation by Indian aircraft
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 8:32:40 by Tahir Khan
Pakistan has conveyed serious concern to India over violation of the country’s airspace by two Indian aircraft over Punjab province, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
The Foreign Ministry said two Indian high speed (fighter) aircraft had intruded four kilometres into the Head Sulemanki Tuesday morning.
The aircraft stayed in Pakistani air space for about two minutes, a Foreign Ministry statement said.
“The Foreign Ministry has conveyed serious concern to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad over the airspace violation,” it said.
The statement said Pakistan considers the air space violation as a contravention of the “1991 Agreement between Pakistan and India on Prevention of Air Space Violations and for Permitting over Flights and Landings by Military Aircraft”.
“While voicing its concerns with the Government of India, the Government of Pakistan calls upon it to respect all existing agreements and CBMs that have been reached between the two countries,” it added.
Earlier the Pakistan Air Force said the air force initiated prompt tactical actions and scrambled two fighter aircraft to challenge the Indian intruders.
“Upon PAF actions, Indian aircraft exited the Pakistani airspace,” the PAF spokesman in a statement.
In New Delhi Indian Air Force sources, however, rejected the claim saying, “Our pilots did not cross the border,” the Press Trust of India reported.
Tags: Head Sulemanki, India aircraft, Pakistan Foreign Ministry
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Posted by Tahir Khan
on Jun 11 2013. Filed under Latest News, National, Pakistan.
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