Pakistan denies use of airspace to Indian president

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Sib Kaifee

Sun, 2019-09-08 04:21

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has turned down New Delhi’s request sent earlier this week seeking permission for Indian President Ram Nath Kovind’s flight to travel through Pakistani airspace. 

The denial comes amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear armed South Asian neighbors over India’s decree to abrogate the constitutional special status given to its side of the disputed region of Kashmir.

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