December 3, 2025
NEW DELHI – India on Tuesday rejected Islamabad’s claim that New Delhi denied overflight clearance to Pakistan aircraft carrying humanitarian assistance for Sri Lanka, describing it as yet another attempt to spread anti-India misinformation.
Responding to queries, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ”The request for overflight clearance for Pakistani aircraft carrying humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka was received by the High Commission of India in Islamabad at around 1300 hrs on December 1.”
He said that in view of the urgency of humanitarian assistance, New Delhi processed the request expeditiously the same day and granted the overflight permission as per the itinerary proposed at 1730 hrs on December 1.
India, the spokesperson said, remains committed to assisting the people of Sri Lanka in these challenging times through all available means.