We have already denied any airspace violation: India

As Pakistan lodged protest over alleged violation of its airspace by Indian aircraft five days back, India on Thursday said it has already rejected these charges after reports in this regard appeared.

India's Deputy High Commissioner Manpreet Vohra was handed over a note regarding the alleged airspace violations by Pakistan's Additional Secretary Ahmad Chaudhry during a meeting at the Foreign Office in Islamabad on Thursday morning.

"It had been made clear by the Government of India when we saw the reports that no violations of Pakistani airspace by Indian aircraft have taken taken place," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said.

"This was conveyed to Pakistani side when Pakistani DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) raised it verbally with our DGMO on December 16, three days after the alleged violation," the spokesman said.

On the note verbale handed over to Vohra by Pakistan Foreign Office, the spokesman said it "will be examined and responded to appropriately by the Government of India."

Pakistan had claimed that two Indian jets entered its airspace in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Lahore sectors. However, Indian Air Force's spokesman Wing Commander Mahesh Upasani denied that any of its combat jets had intruded into Pakistani airspace.

Speaking a day later, President Asif Ali Zardari had sought to play down the incident by describing them as a "technical incursion". Zardari said such incidents occurred when jets made turns.