NATO choppers violate air space: Pakistan officials
PESHAWAR: Pakistani officials on Wednesday accused NATO helicopters of violating Pakistan's air space over North Waziristan.
"Two helicopters intruded several kilometres inside Pakistan territory in Datta Khel town around 2:00 am (2100 GMT Tuesday)," a military official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The helicopters flew in from the eastern Afghan province of Paktia and circled the border village of Zoi Nara for more than five minutes, the official in the provincial capital Peshawar said.
But a spokesman for NATO's US-led International Security Assistance Force told AFP that their "operational reporting" showed that no ISAF helicopter crossed the border, which is unmarked in many places.
A Pakistani military official said the choppers left after "warning shots" were fired by Pakistan troops. Officials said they were not attack helicopters.
Dildar Khan, a tribal police official in Datta Khel, said the helicopters flew at a relatively low altitude and returned after the warning shots.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011
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