On Wednesday (30) India closed the airspace of Pakistani Airlines, and the government said days after its neighbor -Airlines neighbor was prevented from flying over its territory after the death of 26 people in an attack on tourists in Kimkimira.
The Indian government said in a statement that the ban will continue from April 30 to May 23.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shibaz Sharif told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call on Wednesday night that he “categorically rejected Indian attempts to link Pakistan to the case,” according to a statement issued by the Sharif office.
He requested a transparent, reliable and neutral investigation and asked the United States to pressure India to “reduce discourse and act with responsibility”, he added.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in India immediately did not respond to the request for comment.
The impact of the ban on the Pakistani air sector is likely to be less than India, as Pakistani international airlines only manage ways for Kuala Lumpur using the Indian airspace.
Last week, Pakistan closed the airspace on or managed airlines, and the suspension of all trade, including through other countries, and the boycott of South Asia’s special visa emission of Indian citizens.
PIA, the National Airlines, said on Tuesday (29) that he decided to avoid Indian airspace due Increasing bilateral tensions.
Pakistan said on Wednesday that it is “reliable information” that India wants Military action Soon, with increased tensions between neighbors yet A fatal attack on tourists.
India has identified the three attackers, including Pakistani citizens, such as “terrorists” who promote a violent revolution in Kashmira, most of them Muslims.
Islamabad denied any participation and requested a neutral investigation.
Since the attack, countries, Nuclear weaponsAdopt a number of measures, including the suspension of the Indian Water Treaty.
