Nato aircraft violate Pakistani airspace
[Dawn] Two aircraft of NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants...
forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday evening violated airspace of neighbouring Pakistain by infiltrating into its boundaries by several kilometers.
Intelligence sources told Dawn.com that the aircraft penetrated into the Pak airspace through Pak-Afghan Torkham border.
The aircraft returned back to Afghanistan after flying for several minutes within Pak boundaries without causing damage or getting involved in any other violation of rules.
This is however not the first occasion when NATO aircraft violated Pak airspace. Similar incidents have been witnessed in North Wazoo, Kurram, Mohmand and Khyber tribal agencies in the past.
Posted by: Fred 2013-07-18 |