PM Modi's plane avoids Pak airspace while returning from Saudi after J&K attack
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane avoided Pakistan airspace as he flew back from Jeddah to New Delhi after cutting short his trip to Saudi Arabia following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. PM Modi returned to Delhi on Wednesday morning after terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists, leaving 26 people dead. India Today has accessed two images of the routes taken by the PM's flight while flying to Jeddah and returning to Delhi. The first image shows PM Modi's IAF Boeing 777-300 (K7067) flying over Pakistan airspace.
PM Modi's plane flew over Pakistan airspace on way to Jeddah
advertisementThe second image shows the plane avoiding Pakistan airspace as PM Modi urgently flew back to Delhi after the terror attack.
PM Modi's plane avoided Pakistan airspace while returning to Delhi
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