India calls violation of Pakistan airspace 'technical'

India confirmed on Wednesday that its jets had entered Pakistani airspace, but described the incident as a "technical violation". The comments come after Pakistan on Tuesday accused Indian jets of briefly violating its airspace. The jets were taking part in a routine mission along the India-Pakistan border on Tuesday when the incident occurred, Indian Air Force (IAF) spokeswoman Priya Joshi said.
"It is clarified that IAF aircraft which were on a routine flying training sortie seem to have flown close to the border and it appears to be a technical violation," Joshi said in a statement to AFP. An agreement between the rival South Asian neighbours bans their military aircraft from flying within 10 kilometres (six miles) of each other's airspace or initiate cross-border intrusions.