“Pakistan has not yet granted permission to let Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft fly over its airspace,” FO Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal told a private media outlet. He was commenting on an Indian media report that Islamabad had, in principle, granted permission to let Modi’s aircraft fly over Pakistani airspace. The Indian government on Sunday requested Pakistan to allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft to fly over Pakistani airspace on June 13. The requisition, dispatched by the Indian High Commission, outlined that Modi would like to access Pakistan’s airspace while flying to Bishkek. In a rare exception, Pakistan had allowed Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to fly directly over Pakistani airspace while on her way to the SCO meeting.

Source: Pakistan Today June 11, 2019 13:07 UTC