ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Sunday that there was no officialcommunication with India about the opening of the airspace and Islamabadwill wait for New Delhi’s decision to lift the air restriction on itsflights before taking a final call on lifting its airspace ban.
Pakistan has already indicated that it may lift the airspace ban along itseastern border with India, imposed on February 27 after the Balakotairstrike, to reciprocate India’s decision to remove all restrictions onall air routes in the Indian airspace.
“We have already opened this point, Telem (near Ahmedabad), about twomonths ago, for India. It was India that has to open it now, enabling theflights to use this airspace,” the Pakistani government official told PTI.
He said since there is no official communication between the two countriesin this respect taken place yet “we will see what Notam (notice to airmen)it (India) issues today.”
When asked about opening of other around 10 routes (points), the officialsaid: “Once the Indian government lifts the air restriction on Pakistaniflights on these routes, Pakistan will certainly follow suit.”
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It is expected that these points will gradually be opened this month.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Friday said that temporary restrictions on allair routes in the Indian airspace, imposed by it on February 27, have beenremoved.
The IAF said it had removed restrictions that were imposed on all routes aday after its 12 Mirage 2000s crossed over to Pakistan and conducted airstrikes in Balakot. Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 27.
