US EditionPakistan temporarily suspends flight operations at major airports
- The Pakistan Airports Authority suspended flight operations on May 8 at Karachi, Lahore, and Sialkot airports amid escalating regional tensions.
- The suspension came after the Indian Armed Forces conducted precise early morning strikes on May 7 against terrorist camps located within Pakistan and the region of Jammu and Kashmir under Pakistani control.
- Operation Sindoor dismantled nine terror camps linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen, with four camps destroyed inside Pakistan, including Bahawalpur and Sarjal.
- Colonel Qureshi revealed that the Indian Armed Forces targeted and destroyed four terrorist training sites located in Pakistan—specifically in Bahawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, and Mehmoona Joya—during operations carried out between 1:05 am and 1:30 am on Wednesday.
- The suspension disrupted domestic and international flights and caused airlines to cancel or reroute services, signaling heightened security concerns amid ongoing India-Pakistan hostilities.
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Pakistan, rattled by Indian strikes, suspends national and international flights, shuts all airports
Scared by the Indian airstrikes at a number of places earlier in the day, rattled Pakistan on Thursday suspended all national, international flights and closed all airports amid escalation of war with India Earlier in the day, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) temporarily suspended flight operations at airports in Karachi, Lahore, and Sialkot, Aaj News reported. According to PAA, the airports in Lahore and Sialkot will remain unavailable fo…
Pakistan temporarily suspends flight operations at major airports
Passengers wait outside at Jinnah International Airport after all domestic and international flights were cancelled in Karachi, Pakistan, May 7, 2025. — AFPIn light of the current tension between Pakistan and India, the Pakistan Airport Authority said on Thursday that flight operations at...
India-Pakistan Tension: Flight Operations at Karachi, Sialkot and Lahore Airports in Pak Suspended After India Targets Terror Bases Following Pahalgam Attack
Amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has temporarily suspended flight operations at airports in Karachi, Lahore, and Sialkot, Aaj News reported. India-Pakistan Tension: Flight Operations at Karachi, Sialkot and Lahore Airports in Pak Suspended After India Targets Terror Bases Following Pahalgam Attack.
Sri Lankan Airlines halts flight to Karachchi on Pakistan airport closure
ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines has suspended Thursday’s flight to Karachchi after Pakistan authorities closed the airport, an industry official said as tensions with India continued. On Wednesday SriLankan suspended the flight to Lahore after the airport was closed. Karachi, Lahore, Sialkot airport operations were suspended again on Thursday, Pakistan’s Express Tribune newspaper said on its online portal. India struck against several targets i…
PIA issues passenger guidelines as Pakistan-India crisis deepens
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has issued a passenger advisory in light of ongoing disruptions to flight operations caused by heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, which have already resulted in 31 fatalities on Pakistani soil. A PIA spokesperson confirmed that security concerns have impacted operations at Jinnah International Airport, with several flights facing delays, diversions, or cancellations. The disruption is attributed…
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