Correction For The Record

December 21, 2009

Islamabad - A national daily newspaper published an article on Sunday claiming U.S. fighter jets were seen flying over Mohmand tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Saturday and flew almost 50 kilometers into Pakistani airspace.

These accusations are entirely false.  No U.S. fighter aircraft flew over Mohmand tribal region as alleged in the article. Coalition and U.S. air operations in Afghanistan conducted along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region are closely coordinated with Pakistan's Air Force to de-conflict airspace and prevent incidents like those alleged.

We refer questions concerning the integrity of Pakistani airspace to the Pakistan Air Force.