41.   Musharraf declined special permission to fly over Indian airspace which could have saved him the detour to fly over China.

42.   Most flights out of Sri Lanka fly over Indian airspace.

43.   New Delhi has said Pakistani military aircraft have been intruding into Indian airspace over the past two days.

44.   New Delhi last month threatened to ban aircraft from Indian airspace unless they were equipped with anti-collision radar.

45.   The cross-border shelling came a day after India said it had downed a Pakistani spy drone that had intruded into Indian airspace.

46.   The Indian air force on Wednesday fired at a pilotless Pakistan aircraft after it intruded into Indian airspace, a defence ministry spokesman here said.

47.   The Indian air force on Wednesday fired at a pilotless Pakistani aircraft after it intruded into Indian airspace, a defence ministry spokesman here said.

48.   The plane was seized as it had no clearance to enter the Indian airspace, airport director Harbans Kumar told AFP.