J&K: Pakistan chopper violates Indian airspace, Army shoots at it
A chopper of Pakistan violated Indian airspace in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The Indian Army attempted to shoot the chopper, and it returned after hovering over airspace for a while. The chopper crossed the airspace at around 12:13 PM after which the Army fired at it using weapons. The visual of the incident has been released. Here's more about this.
Helicopter flew for five minutes before retreating
The helicopter hovered for nearly five minutes within 250 meters of LoC. The video showed it flying near hill side in Poonch. As per an agreement between India and Pakistan, helicopters aren't allowed to enter within 1 km of the LoC. Jammu-based Army Public Relations Officer Lt Col Devender Anand confirmed the violation. The chopper retreated to Pakistan occupied Kashmir after Army's action.
Here is the video of the incident
At UNGA, Sushma Swaraj slams Pakistan's behavior
This violation comes amid India's defense in the UN explaining why talks with the neighboring country were called off. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said we were accused of sabotaging talks, but this was untrue as the main reason was Pakistan's behavior. "We believe that talks are the only rational means to resolve the most complex of disputes," Swaraj said at UNGA's 73rd session.
How could we pursue talks amid bloodshed, asks Swaraj
"Please explain to me how we could pursue talks in the midst of terrorist bloodshed? Even we accepted the proposal (talks in New York). But within hours of our acceptance, news came that terrorists had killed three of our jawans. Does this indicate a desire for dialogue?" she said.
