Airports Closed in Pakistan Amid Rising Tensions with India

Travel 8 May 2025 10:24

Pakistan has temporarily suspended all flight operations at airports in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Sialkot due to "operational reasons" on Thursday morning, the country's airports authority said, BBC reports, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

This comes a day after India launched air strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to last month's attack in Pahalgam, where 26 people were killed.

On Wednesday, there were reports that Pakistan had closed several airports following the attacks. But the country's airports regulator later said Pakistan's airspace was open and "safe for civil aviation activities."

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Airports Closed in Pakistan Amid Rising Tensions with India

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