Pathankot, June 14 -- A US-made Apache attack helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made a precautionary landing at Haler village in the border district of Pathankot on Friday. The helicopter has now returned to the base after the authorities conducted technical checks, IAF officials said. The pilot and co-pilot were safe and there was no casualty or damage in the village that falls under the Nangal Bhur police station's jurisdiction, officials added. Sources said that the helicopter had taken off from the local IAF station on a routine sortie when the pilot reported that the chopper experienced technical difficulty and decided to undertake a precautionary landing in an open ground of the village. Residents of the village gathered at the site on seeing the helicopter descending. The area was swiftly cordoned off by security personnel. The incident comes after another IAF Apache helicopter made a precautionary landing in Saharanpur of Uttar Pradesh on June 6 due to a technical issue while on a routine sortie. In April, a Chetak light utility helicopter made a precautionary landing near Jamnagar in Gujarat during a routine training mission, the IAF officials said....