India, Dec. 2 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday slammed Pakistan's claims that its request for using Indian airspace to ferry humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka was denied, terming Islamabad's statement "ridiculous".

The MEA said that this is Pakistan's yet "another attempt of spreading anti-India misinformation".

While calling the claims made by the Pakistan foreign ministry "baseless", the MEA rejected the statement and said the request had been processed "expeditiously".

"We reject the ridiculous statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan which is yet another attempt of spreading anti-India misinformation," the MEA said.

The MEA further clarified that the request for overflight clearance...