ISLAMABAD, July 1: The government on Friday denied the press reports that the helicopter of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz crossed the Line of Control (LoC) near Chakothi on Thursday.

A government spokesman said the reports in a section of the press and some private TV channels that the helicopter of the prime minister had crossed the LoC near Chakothi sector was ‘baseless and misleading’.

“There was absolutely no chance that the helicopter could cross the LoC because it has performed a rehearsal one day in advance, observing the ground situation, weather conditions and landing site,” the spokesman said, according to a press release of the Press Information Department.—APP