ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force has denied the reports that its surveillance system was switched off or jammed on the night of May 2, when US forces carried out an operation to hunt and kill Osama bin Laden. As it was widely reported Just after raid that PAF’s radar system was jammed or rendered ineffective by US forces as they crossed into Pakistan.
However, Pakistan Air Force spokesman Air Commodore Tariq Yazdani Reporters on
Saturday, that the surveillance system was not switched off as US Navy SEALs entered Pakistan’s airspace between the nights of May 2nd and 3rd.The PAF official, however, was unable to confirm whether the country’s air force was aware of the presence of US forces’ helicopters in Pakistan.
Earlier, on May 3, a media briefing held by senior security officials revealed that the radar systems of PAF had been jammed by US forces on the night of the operation.
