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Pakistan extends airspace ban on India Karachi, May 23 (AFP) May 23, 2025 Pakistan's aviation authority said on Friday it would extend a ban on Indian airlines using its airspace for another month, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. The ban was announced on April 24 as both sides traded diplomatic tit for tat measures that spilled into a four-day military conflict. More than 70 people were killed in missile, drone and artillery fire until a ceasefire was announced on May 10. "No flight operated by Indian airlines or operators will be allowed to use Pakistani airspace," Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement, adding that the ban had been extended until early morning on June 24. "This ban will also apply to Indian military aircraft." India had returned in kind with a ban in late April, due to run until June 23. The conflict was sparked by a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi blamed Islamabad of backing. Islamabad has denied the claim and called for an independent probe. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, with both claiming the territory in full. |
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