Rajouri : A Pakistani helicopter violated the Indian airspace along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said on Sunday.
In a video released by an online news portal, the Pakistani chopper is seen hovering above the Indian airspace in the area for a while before returning even as sounds of gunshots were heard.
Jammu-based Army Public Relations Officer Lt Col Devender Anand said the Pakistani helicopter violated the airspace around 12:10 pm. A white-colour chopper crossed into this side in Gulpur sector and hovered for sometime before turning back, officials said.
In the evening Pakistan Administer Kashmir Prime Minister Farooq Haider Khan said that Indian troops shot at his helicopter near the disputed frontier, a move likely to further fray ties between the two countries.
“The Indian army fired to show that Pakistan had violated their airspace,” Khan’s office said in a statement, but added “when the firing took place, we were within our own airspace.”
