Nato aircraft violate Pakistani airspace
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PESHAWAR: Two aircraft of Nato forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday evening violated airspace of neighbouring Pakistan by infiltrating into its boundaries by several kilometers.
Intelligence sources told Dawn.com that the aircraft penetrated into the Pakistani airspace through Pak-Afghan Torkham border.
The aircraft returned back to Afghanistan after flying for several minutes within Pakistani boundaries without causing damage or getting involved in any other violation of rules.
This is however not the first occasion when Nato aircraft violated Pakistani airspace. Similar incidents have been witnessed in North Waziristan, Kurram, Mohmand and Khyber tribal agencies in the past.
On November 26, Nato helicopters attacked Salala military checkpoint in Mohmand Agency at Pak-Afghan border, killing up to 28 Pakistani troops.
The incident led to rough bilateral ties between US and Pakistan and prompted the latter to shut the vital supply route for Nato troops fighting in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the state-run news agency, APP reported later on Wednesday that the news item aired by a few private news channels has been contradicted.
According to military sources no such incident had occured, thus there was no question of violation of Pakistani airspace by the coalition forces aircraft operating in bordering Afghanistan, it said.
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Jul 17, 2013 10:23pm
"Shoot 'em down" ask questions later!
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Jul 17, 2013 11:14pm
You selection of "File photos" is quite inappropriate. You are showing a soldier clearly observing a friendly aircraft whereas the story is about NATO aircraft entering Pakistani airspace potentially without authorization. I know there is a compulsion to show photos to make the story "look good" on the web. But such blatant mismatches between photos and the stories they are associated with spreads misperceptions and half-truths.
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Jul 17, 2013 11:39pm
This violation clearly show the weakness of Pakistani Airforce, radar system and failure of Army aviation. This is a result of corruption in the armed forces. Overhauling is necessary. Just boosting being nuclear power would not save Pakistan.
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Jul 17, 2013 11:58pm
I think they were looking for AlZawhari
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Jul 18, 2013 12:15am
Hmmmm, what happened to high English standards set by Dawn. It is never aircrafts. So congrats dawn, you guys are at par with me now.
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Jul 18, 2013 12:20am
If the Air Force had been under the command of CM KPK....
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Jul 18, 2013 12:36am
For several minutes...........So where were our shaheens?
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Jul 18, 2013 12:37am
The plural for aircraft is aircraft, not aircrafts. There is a reason you have a spell checker.
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Jul 18, 2013 12:43am
Our air force, sleeping yet again.
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Jul 18, 2013 12:48am
Pakistan army, get ready to be embarrassed again. Start getting the excuses ready now.
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Jul 18, 2013 01:17am
posturing will not help.NATO aircraft have been flying from their base insie pakistan and from outside.reporting it as new and alarming is either to fool the public or squeeze a few more dollars
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Jul 18, 2013 01:23am
If NATO aircrafts violated Pakisani Air Force, then they should have been brought down, with force if necessary. This would teach NATO (and others who think they can get away) a hard lesson. If they did not penetrate into Pakistan's airspace, then Dawn has deliberately tried to instigate trouble and sought to question the competency of Pakistan's Air Defence System. Either way this is a serious matter and requires investigation, and at best an apology from NATO.
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Jul 18, 2013 01:49am
who will believe this news that pakistan is crying truely. its clear that its rough lobby and it won't work.
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Jul 18, 2013 01:52am
why was this aircraft not shot down?
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Jul 18, 2013 02:25am
And our airforce and leadership kept sleeping! Excellent job done by a country that has 5th largest armed force in the world.
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Jul 18, 2013 02:27am
This is when they ask us **"Kaisa Dia?"**
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Jul 18, 2013 02:29am
This should not be allowed to happen. What action did PAF take
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Jul 18, 2013 04:51am
its time for Pakistan Air Force to be closed as an institution, lets direct our money on better things....we don't need an arm that can't do its basic function right. it wont scramble against NATO......its a rag tag body just like the rest of the country but eats way more than the rest of us......
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Jul 18, 2013 04:59am
so ur saying this report is oxymoronic ?
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Jul 18, 2013 05:36am
Now that Osama has been taken care off, US is looking for the present head of al Quaida Zawhari. I am sure it has received credible evidence that he is in Pakistan and probably near the Pakistani air force training college. US is just testing the Pakistani air defenses before it launches another raid to kill/capture him.
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Jul 18, 2013 05:40am
Why didn't Pakistan shoot the intruding aircraft ? That is the real question. The event shows incompetence of Pakistan's defense forces. It does not matter whether the intruding aircraft belonged to Nato or Mexico. It intrudes into your territory, you shoot it first and talk later.
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Jul 18, 2013 06:02am
Aata rahay te jata rahay sanoo kee. Bus India da na howay
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Jul 18, 2013 06:20am
Even if it did, so what! Qamar-uz-Zaman Qaira has categorically admitted that Pakistan's Defense Force; especially The Air Force has no capability to face American invincible technology.
Besides, USA has time and again made it known that there exist a mutual understanding between the two countries to flush out the unwanted elements by such intrusions.
Just stay put, let things happen as they are, do not make the nation a laughing stock.
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Jul 18, 2013 10:20am
Pakistan has been the victim of drone attacks and aircraft infiltration, which is against the state's law. No state is allowed to infiltrate into another state's jurisdiction. This infiltration may result in loss of human life and also a threat to state's sovereignty. Pakistani government should take necessary steps to counter this threat.
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Jul 18, 2013 10:24am
Another Violation of Pakistan Airspace and the International law.
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Jul 18, 2013 11:22am
This is not the first time that NATO planes violated the air space of Pakistan. Memories have not faded yet from the Salala incident in 2011; killing 24 Pakistani troops and 13 wounded others. A strong protest has been witnessed along with closure of nuclear supply line and evacuation of Shamsi Airfield. A strong response need to be taken in this response as it
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Jul 18, 2013 12:17pm
It's clearly a breach of Pakistan's sovereignty. It has been happening for so long. Red lines need to be drawn. U.S needs to stop its illegal policies and respect international laws
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