Click to play videoNew Delhi: Pakistani news channels have reported that that Indian jets violated Pakistan air spaces twice - in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and in Lahore.
Geo TV reported that Pakistan has declared an emergency at its airbases at Shorkot and Sarghoda following reports that Indian jets violated Pakistan air spaces.
"India violated Pakistani air space and our air force is on high alert to defend any violations," Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was quoted by GEO television as saying.
The Indian Air Force has been quick to deny reports from the Pakistani media that India violated Pakistan's airspace on Saturday night.
IAF sources have rubbished these reports and have denied receiving any complaint from Pakistan. In New Delhi, Indian Air Force (IAF) spokesperson Wing Commander Mahesh Upasini told IANS, "There has been no violation of Pakistani airspace by Indian fighter planes. The reports are untrue."
Pakistan Air Force spokesman said the Indian jets were 'forced to retreat' after Pakistani aircraft responded.
Speaking on Pakistani television, Pakistan's Information Minister Sherry Rehman said that the matter was taken up with Indian authorities.
He said, "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."
Relations between Pakistan and India have been under strain in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 170 people late last month. India has said elements in Pakistan were behind the attacks.
Following the Mumbai attacks, India, backed up by the United States, has called on Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based terrorist groups. But the government has resisted domestic pressure to launch retaliatory strikes of its own.
Pakistan has arrested key leaders of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a front organisation for the LeT, and shut down its offices after the UN listed it as a terror outfit. But India has said Islamabad must do more.
The PAF spokesman said the force was on high alert and fully prepared to thwart any "misadventure" by India.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since independence. New Delhi this week ruled out military action against its neighbour.
(With inputs from agencies)
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