In a stunning incident that occurred Thursday, May 4, a flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) entered Indian airspace for almost 10 minutes as a consequence of heavy rainfall in Pakistan.

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The flight, PK248, had returned from Muscat on May 4th and was trying to land on the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore. However, the heavy rainfall made it tough for the pilot to land the Boeing 777 plane.

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According to a report by The News, the pilot tried to land on the airport however the plane grew to become unstable as a result of heavy rain. On the instruction of the air site visitors controller, the pilot initiated the go-around method. However, throughout this method, the plane misplaced its method as a result of low altitude and heavy rain.

Timeline of PIA aircraft coming into and exiting India twice

The plane, which was flying at an altitude of 13,500 ft with a pace of 292 km/h, entered Indian airspace from the Badhana police station. The aircraft then turned again from Naushehra Pannuan after travelling 40 km by way of town of Taran Sahib and Rasulpur within the Indian Punjab.

While flying in Indian airspace, the captain took the aircraft to a peak of 20,000 ft, and the aircraft flew in Indian airspace for seven minutes.

The flight then re-entered Pakistani airspace from close to the village of Jhagian Noor Muhammad within the Indian Punjab. The flight then re-entered Indian airspace by way of the villages of Dona Mabboki, Chaant, Dhupsari Kasur and Ghati Kalanjar within the Kasur district of the Pakistani Punjab.

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Three minutes later, the aircraft re-entered Pakistani territory from the village of Lakha Singhwala Hithar within the Indian Punjab. At that point, the aircraft was at an altitude of 23,000 ft at a pace of 320 km/h.

The aircraft lastly landed in Multan, having travelled a complete of 120 km in Indian territory for nearly ten minutes.