Officials said the request for overflight pertained to humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka, India expeditiously cleared the request and intimated the same to Pakistan.
India says Pakistan targeted Indian military installations along western, northern sectors, adds it has been reliably learnt that an air defence system at Lahore has been neutralised.
The move comes amid a rise in ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan had announced closing its airspace for Indian flights six days ago.
Sheikh Hasina, it is learnt, was offered military chopper by Bangladesh Army to ferry her from her official residence, which was stormed by protesters moments after she left Dhaka.
Renaming imminent, it is learnt. IAF aims to boost intel, surveillance & reconnaissance capabilities via space assets, has started training officers to operate in space.
DS-SAR, a radar imaging earth observation satellite, is the primary satellite for the mission. There are also 6 co-passenger customer satellites belonging to Singapore.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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