ISLAMABAD: Deputy Air Marshal Muhammad Hasan has said that PAF
aircraft immediately took off after receiving news of unusual air
activity within its borders on 02 May 2011.
Sources informed
Online that during the commission hearings, chaired by senior Judge of
Supreme Court, Justice Javed Iqbal in the Cabinet Division and also
including former I.G Abbas Khan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, and Lt. Gen (R)
Nadeem Ahmad Khan the PAF defense officials briefed the commission
about the functioning of the radar system and its limitations to sense
special aircraft, designed/ and functional in stealth mode.
The
official(s) deliberated a detailed functioning of low and high altitude
radars of PAF and their operational mechanism; both during war and
peace times.
He informed the commission, that the radar system
was fully functional/ operational and was functioning normally; however
the commission was also briefed about the limitations of radar system
in difficult and complex mountainous terrain.
He also impressed
the fact upon the commission that America used its sole global
invention of specially designed helicopters, assembled in stealth mode,
making it impossible for radars to detect them.
The Air deputy
chief also assured the commission regarding the vigilance and alertness
of PAF in order to deter any evil designs against National borders.
Sources
also informed that the commission also questioned PAF officials over
PAF’s responding strategy over the 02 May intrusion, which the deputy
Air Marshal elaborated.
The commission has summoned its next
hearing on 18th July, during which DG military operations Maj Gen
Ashfaq Nadeem would elaborate ground realities to the commission. Online
