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Last Updated:May 10, 2025, 04:54 IST
The airspace will remain shut till noon today. Islamabad has been using its airspace as a shield to protect itself against India's counter-strikes
Pakistan has intensified monitoring of its airspace amid heightened security concerns over tensions with India. (Representative image / AP)
Pakistan has closed its airspace for all kinds of traffic after India launched retaliatory strikes in the wake of Islamabad‘s unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and drone attacks in the last three days.
The airspace will remain shut till noon today, said the spokesperson of Pakistan Airport. The decision came shortly after India struck three Pakistan Air Force bases and its key cities using drones in its latest counter-attack.
Islamabad has been using its airspace as a shield to protect itself against Indian counter-strikes following attacks on Indian cities with Turkish drones. On May 8, Pakistan launched around 300-400 drones, targeting cities in northern and western parts of India. However, India successfully thwarted Pakistan’s attempts to hit vital installations, including airports and air bases.
“Pakistan did not close its civil airspace despite it launching a failed unprovoked drone and missile attack on 7 May at 08:30 hours in the evening. Pakistan is using civil airliner as a shield, knowing fully well that its attack on India would elicit a swift air defence response. This is not safe for the unsuspecting civil airliners including the international flights which were flying near IB between India and Pakistan. The screenshot we just showed, shows the data of the application Flight Radar 24 during a high air defence alert situation in the Punjab sector. As you have seen, the airspace on the Indian side is absolutely devoid of civil air traffic due to our declared closure. However, civil airlines are flying the air route between Karachi and Lahore…Indian Air Force demonstrated considerable restraint in its response thus ensuring the safety of international civil carriers," Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said at the press conference on Operation Sindoor on Friday.
#WATCH | Delhi: Wing Commander Vyomika Singh says, “…Pakistan did not close its civil airspace despite it launching a failed unprovoked drone and missile attack on 7 May at 08:30 hours in the evening. Pakistan is using civil airliner as a shield, knowing fully well that its… pic.twitter.com/U73YyFYj6h— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2025
Tension between the two neighbours soared after the Indian armed forces on Wednesday conducted precision strikes targeting terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to the April 22 attack by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed.
Location :Islamabad, Pakistan
First Published:News world Pakistan Shuts Airspace After India's Retaliatory Strikes
