Indo-Pak airspace tussle spices up
NEW DELHI: A Sharjah-Kabul SpiceJet cargo flight is the latest trigger for an India-Pakistan airspace tussle that started after Islamabad closed its airspace to Indian aircraft in late February.
Pakistan closed its airspace after an aerial dogfight between its F-16s and Indian fighter jets that followed Indian Air Force’s February 26 strike on a terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammad in Balakot. India, apart from a few hours on February 27 and that too only for its northern airports, did not close its airspace to Pakistani civilian aircraft.
