India, Pakistan trade barbs over aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, Rear Admiral Fred Senevirathne (Centre L) receives relief aid for Sri Lankan flood victims from Pakistan's Minister of State for Finance and Railways, Bilal Azhar Kayani (Centre R) in Islamabad on December 2, 2025. - AFP

NEW DELHI: Pakistan accused bitter rival India on Tuesday (Dec 2) of blocking an air delivery of humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka, a claim which New Delhi dismissed as "anti-India misinformation".

Flash floods and deadly landslides across Sri Lanka have killed at least 410 people, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declaring a state of emergency and calling for international support - which both India and Pakistan have already begun providing.