PM Imran considering airspace, Afghan trade routes closure for India
Fawad Chaudhry said the suggestion regarding air space closure was tabled during cabinet meeting.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary said PM Imran Khan is considering a complete closure of Air Space to India.
Fawad took to twitter to announce that a complete ban on use of Pakistan Land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan was suggested in the meeting of Federal Cabinet held on Tuesday.
He said legal formalities for these decisions are under consideration. The firebrand politician said Indian PM Modi has started this and we will finish it.
PM is considering a complete closure of Air Space to India, a complete ban on use of Pakistan Land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan was also suggested in cabinet meeting,legal formalities for these decisions are under consideration... #Modi has started we ll finish!
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) August 27, 2019
Firdous Ashiq Awan confirmed that the suggestion regarding closure of Air space for India was discussed in cabinet meeting.
Aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said the final decision on closure of air space for India is expected in next 24 hours.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan has already suspended trade with India while Samjhouta train and Dosti Bus Service have also been closed after India nixed Kashmir of its special status in a unilateral move.
Earlier, Special Assiatant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said PM Imran Khan has become voice of Kashmiris. She said PM is going to fight Kashmir case in United Nations and world must move towards do more on Kashmir crisis.
Briefing the media after cabinet meeting, she said PM took members in confidence on his address to nation on Kashmir situation.
She said Cabinet assured PM to convert Kashmir issue into a movement and put weight behind PM Imran’s decision to celebrate Friday as Kashmir solidarity day.
SAPM said regional peace is in danger after India’s unilateral decision on Occupied Kashmir. She said an effective message would be sent to India on Friday when nation will express solidarity with Kashmiris from 1200 hours to 1230 hours.
