Aviation body dismisses India's complaint against Pakistan

International aviation body on Tuesday dismissed New Delhi’s complaint against Pakistan’s refusal to allow Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi request to travel to Saudi Arabia, reported Indian publication Firstpost.

The publication quoted the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) spokesperson saying, "The Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), which ICAO helps governments to cooperate under, only applies to the operations of civilian aircraft and not to state or military aircraft."

He further clarified that flights carrying state leaders are labelled as state aircraft due to which they do not fall under ICAO provisions.

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New Delhi had approached ICAO on Monday after Islamabad barred Indian premier Narendra Modi from using Pakistan’s airspace.

ICAO is a specialised UN agency and its main job is to manage the administration and governance of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).

Pakistan denied Modi's request to use Pakistan’s airspace on Sunday.

According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the decision has been taken to show solidarity on the black day being marked by Pakistan, and in light of the recent human rights violations being done by the Indian forces in occupied Kashmir.