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Pakistan closes its airspace to airlines from Taiwan: Report
October 29th 2026
Pakistan closed its airspace to carriers from Taiwan, Bloomberg reported exclusively. Read More » “The aviation division follows the One China policy — only mainland China is allowed. We have permitted only Chinese airlines to fly over Pakistan,” Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. Since October 25, 2026, China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways haven’t flown over Pakistan. Since then, many of their Asia-Europe flights have flown over Russia. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry condemned Pakistan’s move, describing it as “parroting China’s distorted narrative” and weaponizing access to its airspace.
