Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday night claimed that Indian fighter jets had violated the country's airspace in two separate sectors and were forced out by its combat aircraft.
Two Indian jets violated Pakistani airspace in the Lahore and Pakistan occupied Kashmir sectors, TV channels reported.
A Pakistan Air Force spokesman said the Indian jets were "forced to retreat" after Pakistani aircraft responded.
He did not say when the airspace violations had occurred or how long the Indian jets had remained in Pakistani airspace. Information Minister Sherry Rehman said when the matter was taken up with Indian authorities, they had described the violations as "inadvertent".
"We have spoken to the Indian Air Force, they have informed us that this is an inadvertent incursion. We have made a routine response and the Pakistan Air Force is on alert. There is no need to hype the issue further than this," she told Dawn News channel.
The PAF spokesman said the force was on high alert and fully prepared to thwart any "misadventure" by India.
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