Modi avoids using Pakistani airspace upon return to India, Indian media

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia following the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to Indian media, they took an alternative route, avoiding using Pakistani airspace, on their return journey from Jeddah to New Delhi.

According to flight tracking websites, on Tuesday morning, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his way to Riyadh, his plane ‘Air India One’ crossed Pakistani airspace. However, on his return on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force’s Boeing 777-300 took a long route over the Arabian Sea and returned to Delhi via Gujarat.

According to Indian media, after returning to India, Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting at the airport with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Foreign Secretary Vikram Masri, while the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting will be held at 6 pm today.

It should be noted that 28 tourists were killed and 11 injured in firing by unknown persons in the tourist destination of Pahalgam in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, of which a confirmed list of 26 dead has been released.