KARACHI-UNS:Pakistan will extend the closure of its airspace for another month for India,from next week.
After tensions flared following last month’s Pahalgam false flag operation by India, which resulted in the deaths of 26 tourists, India unilaterally closed its airspace for Pakistan on April 23 for a month. Pakistan retaliated in kind the next day. India is suffering greatly as a result of the airspace limitations.
A Notice to Airmen (Notam) will be issued by the Aviation Division before the end of the present term.
Highly placed sources told The News here on Saturday that the decision would be announced in due process as no improvement has been noticed in the situation that forced Pakistan to take the action.
The sources reminded that under the rules of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), no member country could close its airspace for another more than a month in one go.
It should be noted that the military engagements lasting more than three days between the nuclear-armed neighbours earlier this month have aggravated the relations further.
During a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting, Pakistan decided to close its airspace for India from April 24, after India resorted to frivolous measures following the attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The restrictions, effective till May 23, applies to both commercial and military aircraft.
