By Our Correspondent
KARACHI: Pakistan airspace will be closed during next two days for three hours i.e. 6 am to 9 am.
According to the NOTAM (notice to airmen) issued
by Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Monday.
According to details Pakistan has decided to temporarily close its airspace for two days from October 28 to 29.
The airspace will remain closed during these two days from 6am to 9am, meaning the airspace will remain temporarily closed for three hours on both days, the NOTAM issued to all airlines and aviation companies read.
According to sources privy to the development, the decision was taken in the light of potential Indian military exercises near the Pakistani border.
According to Indian media reports, India is conducting the tri-Service combat exercise, Trishul 2025, along the western border with Pakistan from October 30 to November 10.
The Indian authorities have also closed their airspace near Gujarat and Rajasthan during the period amid the massive drills, as per the reports.
The joint exercise of the Indian military on a large scale is being held amid the tension between the two neighbouring countries.
In a recent visit to forward posts in Creeks Area, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf affirmed that the Pakistan Navy stood ready to defend the country’s maritime frontiers.
