TIL Desk/World/Islamabad/ Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s “Prime Minister” Raja Farooq Haider has claimed that the white chopper he was travelling in was “very close” to the Line of Control but within Pakistan’s airspace, and that there was no need to inform the Indian authorities about the flight as it was not a military helicopter.
The Indian Army said on Sunday that a Pakistani chopper violated the Indian airspace along the line of control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir but turned back after it was “engaged by air sentries”. Indian officials claimed that the white helicopter crossed into the Indian airspace in Gulpur sector and hovered over there for sometime before turning back.
Three forward posts fired small arms after noticing the airspace violation, the sources said. Pakistan-occupied Kashmir leader Haider said he was travelling with two ministers and his personal staff officer in a civilian white-coloured aircraft on Sunday when it was attacked near Abbaspur village. Haider said the incident took place at around 12:10 PM.
“I had gone to Forward Kahuta to condole the death of the brother of one of my ministers and meet the residents of the area adjacent to the LoC. While we were passing through Abbaspur, the Indian army suddenly opened fire at my helicopter. Luckily, we remained unhurt and the helicopter was not damaged,” he said.
