Pakistan Denies President Kovind’s Request To Use Its Airspace For Foreign Visits indianexpress.com

Kovind is scheduled to travel to Iceland, Switzerland, and Slovenia on an official nine-day visit from Monday during which he is expected to brief the top leadership in those countries on India’s “national concerns”, especially in view of terror incidents this year, including the Pulwama attack. The decision to close its airspace was approved by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in view of the tense situation in Kashmir, the country’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told state broadcaster PTV Saturday.