India’s Narendra Modi to avoid Pakistan airspace despite getting permission
12 June 2019 - 17:30
New Delhi — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will avoid flying over Pakistan during an official trip to central Asia on Thursday, the foreign ministry says, even though Pakistan has granted overflight access.
Pakistan closed its airspace in February after a suicide attack by a Pakistan-based militant group in Indian-controlled Kashmir led to aerial bombing missions on each other’s soil and a fighter dogfight over Kashmir...
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