Aviation body dismisses India's complaint against Pakistan.

Montreal -- 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.

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

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