Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan after Modi government&nbsp;abrogated Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad has partially closed its airspace with India on the eastern front.&nbsp;

Three entry points out of the nine between India and Pakistan on the eastern front to be affected by this partial closure that lasts for some hours.

The airspace will be closed from August 6 to September 5 between 02:45 &nbsp;to 11:00 PST every day except Sundays.&nbsp;

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Earlier, Pakistan has formally informed the Indian government of its decision to expel the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and that the new high commissioner-designate of Pakistan to India will not be taking charge.

The announcement was made after Pakistan’s NSC decided to downgrade relations with India.

Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria and Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia were summoned by Pakistan Ministry of External Affairs and informed about the decision, according to Pakistan diplomatic sources.

Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan after Modi government abrogated Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad has partially closed its airspace with India on the eastern front.

Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan after Modi government abrogated Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad has partially closed its airspace with India on the eastern front. Three entry points out of the nine between India and Pakistan on the eastern front to be affected by this partial closure that lasts for some hours. The airspace will be closed from August 6 to September 5 between 02:45 to 11:00 PST every day except Sundays. Just In: Following heightened tensions between India & Pakistan, Pakistan has now PARTIALLY CLOSED its airspace with India on the eastern front. 3 out of the 9 routes between #India & #Pakistan on the eastern front to be effected by this partial closure that lasts for some hours. https://t.co/Xu3FQ06iBo — Anas Mallick (@AnasMallick) August 7, 2019 × Earlier, Pakistan has formally informed the Indian government of its decision to expel the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and that the new high commissioner-designate of Pakistan to India will not be taking charge. The announcement was made after Pakistan’s NSC decided to downgrade relations with India. Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria and Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia were summoned by Pakistan Ministry of External Affairs and informed about the decision, according to Pakistan diplomatic sources.

Pakistan partially closes its airspace with India on eastern front

Pakistan on Monday invited India for talks on Kashmir, saying it is the &quot;international obligation&quot; of both the countries to resolve the issue, notwithstanding India&#39;s insistence that it would talk on &quot;contemporary and relevant&quot; issues in Indo-Pak relations. 
 
Foreign office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said in a statement that Indian high commissioner Gautam Bambawale was called to hand over a letter of invitation for talks. 
 
&quot;The foreign secretary called in the Indian high commissioner this afternoon (15 August 2016) and handed over a letter addressed to his Indian counterpart, inviting him to visit Pakistan for talks on Jammu and Kashmir dispute that has been the main bone of contention between India and Pakistan,&quot; Zakaria said. 
 
The invitation was extended amid tension in bilateral ties due to the war of words between the two nations over the issue. 
 
&quot;The letter highlights the international obligation of both the countries, India and Pakistan, to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions,&quot; the statement said. 
 
Pakistan&#39;s advisor on foreign affairs said last week that a conference of envoys of Pakistan earlier this month had agreed that Pakistan seeks talks with India. 
 
The invite came days after India&#39;s interior minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Indian Parliament on the Kashmir issue and said that India was willing to discuss only Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with Pakistan&nbsp;and that the question of discussing Jammu and Kashmir with Islamabad just does not arise. 
 
India also virtually turned down Pakistan&#39;s proposal that it would invite India for a dialogue on J&amp;K and made it clear that it would talk on &quot;contemporary and relevant&quot; issues in Indo-Pak relations. 
 
(PTI)

Pakistan said both countries had an 'international obligation' to resolve the issue

Pakistan on Monday invited India for talks on Kashmir, saying it is the "international obligation" of both the countries to resolve the issue, notwithstanding India's insistence that it would talk on "contemporary and relevant" issues in Indo-Pak relations. Foreign office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said in a statement that Indian high commissioner Gautam Bambawale was called to hand over a letter of invitation for talks. "The foreign secretary called in the Indian high commissioner this afternoon (15 August 2016) and handed over a letter addressed to his Indian counterpart, inviting him to visit Pakistan for talks on Jammu and Kashmir dispute that has been the main bone of contention between India and Pakistan," Zakaria said. The invitation was extended amid tension in bilateral ties due to the war of words between the two nations over the issue. "The letter highlights the international obligation of both the countries, India and Pakistan, to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions," the statement said. Pakistan's advisor on foreign affairs said last week that a conference of envoys of Pakistan earlier this month had agreed that Pakistan seeks talks with India. The invite came days after India's interior minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Indian Parliament on the Kashmir issue and said that India was willing to discuss only Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with Pakistan and that the question of discussing Jammu and Kashmir with Islamabad just does not arise. India also virtually turned down Pakistan's proposal that it would invite India for a dialogue on J&K and made it clear that it would talk on "contemporary and relevant" issues in Indo-Pak relations. (PTI)

Pakistan invites India for talks on Kashmir

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Pakistan partially closes its airspace with India on eastern front

Pakistan invites India for talks on Kashmir