Pakistan denied airspace to India for sending medical aid to Turkey? DETAILS INSIDE-
Several reports claimed that the Indian Air Force"s C-17 Globemaster had to take a detour because Pakistan denied permission to use its airspace.
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New Delhi, Feb 8: Several Indian media earlier reported that Pakistan denied airspace to Indian aircraft carrying humanitarian aid and rescue teams to earthquake-hit Turkey. This came after several media reports quoted CNN-News18 that the Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster had to take a detour because Pakistan denied permission to use its airspace.
However, according to WION, it was found that Indian aircraft did not fly through Pakistan to get to Ankara. It is believed that the Indian establishment never sought authorization from Pakistan’s aviation authority to send their military aircraft via their airspace.
It quoted Turkey’s ambassador to India, Firat Sunel as telling its Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal that he had “no information” of Indian military aircraft being denied access to Pakistani airspace.
On Tuesday, India dispatched the first batch of humanitarian aid along with a rescue team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to Turkey. The shipment consisted of an expert National Disaster Response Force search and rescue team, including both male and female personnel, highly-skilled dog squads, an array of medical supplies, advanced drilling equipment, and other crucial tools required for the aid efforts.
First batch of earthquake relief material along with NDRF's special search & rescue teams and trained dog squats just arrived in Türkiye.
— Türkiye in India (@TC_YeniDelhiBE) February 7, 2023
Thank you India for your support and solidarity.
🇹🇷 🇮🇳@PMOIndia @MEAIndia @MFATurkiye @AFADTurkiye https://t.co/nLkXfLkqHZ
After the Indian aircraft carrying the relief materials reached Turkey, the disaster-hit nation thanked India for its humble gesture. The country’s Ambassador to India Firat Sunel referred to New Delhi as ‘dost.’ Taking to Twitter, Firat Sunel said, “Dost is a common word in Turkish and Hindi… We have a Turkish proverb: “Dost kara günde belli olur” (a friend in need is a friend indeed). Thank you very much India.”
"Dost" is a common word in Turkish and Hindi... We have a Turkish proverb: "Dost kara günde belli olur" (a friend in need is a friend indeed).
— Fırat Sunel फिरात सुनेल فرات صونال (@firatsunel) February 6, 2023
Thank you very much 🇮🇳@narendramodi @PMOIndia @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @MOS_MEA #earthquaketurkey https://t.co/nB97RubRJU
The aid was immediately dispatched after the PM’s office Monday announced in a press release that 2 NDRF teams with 50 personnel each with trained dog squads for rescue operations, relief materials and necessary equipment will be immediately despatched to Turkey. In addition, medical teams with trained doctors, paramedics and essential medicines will be sent too.
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