India to provide airspace for Imran Khan’s travel to Sri Lanka

SRINAGAR — India has agreed that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s aircraft will use Indian airspace for his Sri Lanka visit.

Imran Khan will be travelling to Sri Lanka on his maiden visit on February 23.

It is pertinent to mention that in 2019, Pakistan had denied opening its airspace for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flights to the US and Saudi Arabia, citing alleged human rights violations in Kashmir.

In the same year after disrespect to Indian Prime Minister, India had taken up the denial of permission to VVIP flight with an International Civil Aviation Organisation.

Under normal circumstances, the VVIP aircrafts are granted permission by countries. However, Pakistan’s denial of permission to VVIP aircraft was an isolated case.