Asked about the incident, Mr Rahat Fateh Ali told, "The authorities and I were right in our own ways and the airline in question was wrong as they should have known that as a Pakistani national which ports in India we are authorized to travel. Hence, it was their fault and I as an individual had to make this journey in 29 hours." A senior official of an airlines said Pakistani nationals can enter India only through Delhi and Mumbai airports. "Rahat Fateh Ali had to go back to Abu Dhabi and flew back to Delhi. From there he came to Hyderabad and performed at the event," Ena Sharma, an official associated with the event, said. Meanwhile, a senior police official said the movements of all Pakistani nationals entering into the country are recorded at the entry points of New Delhi and Mumbai. Since Hyderabad does not figure into the authorized entry points, Pakistani nationals are not allowed to enter the country through this airport, he added.