Sources from the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) reported that Narendra Modi aircraft passed through Pakistani airspace en route from Poland to New Delhi. The plane entered Pakistani airspace another time on previous Saturday at 10:15 AM and exited at 11:01 AM, spending 46 minutes in the region. The aircraft traveled via Chitral, crossing through Islamabad and Lahore’s air control zones before entering Indian airspace at Amritsar.
Narendra Modi’s visit to Warsaw was part of his journey to Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In March 2019, Pakistan lifted all airspace restrictions for civilian flights, reopening a critical transit corridor over its territory. This decision came nearly five months after a military standoff with India, following an attack on a security convoy in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) that resulted in 44 paramilitary police fatalities.
Tensions escalated further in August 2019 when Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic ties and suspended bilateral trade with India after the Narendra Modi government revoked the semi-autonomous status of IIOJK.
After airspace restriction, first time Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s VVIP flight flew over Pakistan airspace in October 2021. For this flight to Italy for G20 Summit, they obtained formal permission from Islamabad, according to a media report. Indian authorities requested Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for clearance, which was granted. The aircraft, a Boeing 777, entered Pakistani airspace from Bahawalpur and passed through Turbat and Panjgur before continuing via Iran and Turkey to Italy.
