A Pakistani court on Saturday refused to entertain a petition against Prime Minister Narendra Modis recent Lahore visit, saying there was no urgency to hear it during winter vacations.
The petition challenging Modis visit has been rejected by the office of the registrar of the Lahore high court, a court official told PTI.
Advocate Azhar Saddique filed the petition in the Lahore high court on Saturday stating that Modi along with his delegation visited Pakistan without any official permission as most of the members of the delegation travelling with him stayed at the airport premises without visa.
On December 25, PM Modi along some members of his delegation went to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharifs Raiwind residence in Jati Umra near Lahore.
The court rejected the petition saying that there was no urgency and that it cannot be entertained during the vacations.
Sadique said he would file the petition after the vacations.
Modi sprang a surprise with a 150-minute visit to Lahore where he greeted Sharif on his birthday and held talks during which they decided to open ways for peace for the larger good of the people of the two countries.
Modi made the stopover here on his way back home after a day-long unannounced visit to Afghanistan where he went following a two-day trip to Russia last month.
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