MEA Slams Pakistan’s “Ridiculous” Claims on Overflight Clearance for Sri Lanka Aid Flight

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New Delhi

The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s allegations regarding overflight clearance for one of its aircraft, calling Islamabad’s remarks “ridiculous” and factually incorrect.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan was indulging in “anti-India misinformation” despite India processing the request exactly as received.

According to Jaiswal, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad received a formal request from the Pakistan government at 1300 hrs on December 1, 2025, seeking overflight clearance for a Pakistani aircraft carrying humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka.

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Recognising the urgency of the mission, India approved the request the same day at 1730 hrs, following the itinerary proposed by Pakistan. This, the MEA said, reflects New Delhi’s consistent commitment to humanitarian assistance and regional cooperation.

Indian officials stressed that Pakistan’s public statements were an attempt to deflect from facts and to manufacture a negative narrative. India, they reaffirmed, will continue to prioritise transparency, humanitarian obligations, and responsible regional conduct.

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Ayanangsha Maitra
Dr. Ayanangsha Maitra is an inquisitive, uncompromising, and ethically driven journalist whose 14-year international career spans diplomacy, defence, intelligence, geopolitics, and human-interest reporting across South Asia, West Asia, and global forums. Born in a village along the historic Radcliffe Line in West Bengal, Ayanangsha brings to his journalism a lived understanding of borders, cultural memory, and the human cost of conflict. An itinerant journalist based in Delhi, he has reported from diverse linguistic and cultural geographies — including South India — and is widely recognised for his impactful writings across Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. His reportage delves deep into state visits, diplomatic tensions, regional power shifts, and the vivid intersections of politics, culture, and cinema. Ayanangsha has interviewed an extraordinary range of global voices: Foreign Ministers including Sergey Lavrov, Advisors to US Presidents, UN Under Secretaries, senior diplomats, former intelligence chiefs, filmmakers, and public thinkers. His investigative work on girl-child trafficking along the India–Bangladesh border, published in Outlook, remains a landmark example of his commitment to uncovering suppressed human stories. He has also authored ground reports on drug smuggling networks and evolving narco-routes across South Asia.

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