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One-China policy: Pakistan bars Taiwan carriers from airspace: report

Pakistan Published 28 October 2026, 14:47 · archived 28 Oct 2026

In a first-of-its-kind move by any country, Pakistan shut its airspace to carriers from Taiwan in support of Beijing’s One-China policy, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. “The aviation division follows the One China policy — only mainland China is allowed,” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg News. “We have permitted only Chinese airlines to fly over Pakistan.” As per the report, Taiwanese carriers began re-routing flights over the weekend. Bloomberg, citing Flightradar24 tracking data, shared that China Airlines Ltd. and EVA Airways Corporation haven’t flown over Pakistan since the mo...

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