‘Technical Issue’: Pakistan Denies Airspace to Russian Nuclear Fuel Shipment Flight to Bangladesh's Rooppur

'Technical issue': Pakistan blocks airspace for Russian flight carrying uranium for Bangladesh nuclear plant

NEW DELHI: Pakistan has denied airspace clearance to a Russian cargo flight carrying nuclear fuel for Bangladesh's Rooppur nuclear power plant, delaying

Pakistan Blocks Airspace for Russian Nuclear Fuel Flight to Bangladesh’s Rooppur Plant

A Russian cargo flight carrying nuclear fuel for Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant was delayed after Pakistan did not grant permission to use its airspace. Bangladesh’s Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam confirmed that the uranium shipment, scheduled to arrive on September 24, could not reach Bangladesh as planned.

Pakistan Airspace Denial Delays Russian Nuclear Fuel Shipment To Bangladesh

Rooppur nuclear fuel deliveries to Bangladesh are delayed after Pakistan denied a Russian cargo flight airspace clearance, with Rosatom rescheduling shipments for October-December.

Pakistan blocks airspace for Russian flight carrying Bangladesh's nuclear fuel, cites technical issue

Pakistan has described its refusal to allow airspace for a flight carrying nuclear fuel for Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant as a technical and procedural issue, delaying the shipment scheduled to arrive on September 24.

Pak Denies Airspace To Nuclear Fuel Flight Bound For Dhaka, Calls Move ‘Technical Issue’

Pakistan says airspace denial delaying Rooppur nuclear fuel shipment was a technical issue as Bangladesh awaits a new delivery date from Russia.

‘Technical issue’: Pakistan denies airspace to Russian nuclear fuel shipment flight to Bangladesh's Rooppur

A Bangladesh minister said a new date had been proposed for the cargo to land, with Russia suggesting the first week of October for the uranium shipment.