Pak denies entry to Prez Kovind's plane in its airspace

Pakistan on Saturday rejected a request made by New Delhi to let the airplane of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind fly over its airspace.

Islamabad turned down the request based on the "alarming human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK)", announced Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Qureshi said Prime Minister Imran Khan had approved of the decision to reject the request and added that "the Indian aggression in IoK" was responsible for Pakistan's move.