Pakistan denies nod to Modi’s US flight
Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India’s request to use its airspace for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flight to the US this weekend.
Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made the announcement in the evening, citing the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as the reason for Islamabad turning down the request.
Earlier this month, Pakistan had similarly refused to grant President Ram Nath Kovind overflight permission for his three-nation tour to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Pakistani airspace remains open for commercial flights in and out of India but all countries need to take special permission for the use of other countries’ airspace by special aircraft.
