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  "path": "/news/1974349/pakistan-extends-airspace-closure-for-indian-aircraft-until-march-23",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T07:22:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.dawn.com",
  "tags": [
    "Pakistan",
    "_document_",
    "_closed their airspaces_",
    "_attack_",
    "_strongly denied_",
    "_neutral probe_",
    "_financial toll_",
    "_lobbying the Indian government_"
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  "textContent": "KARACHI: The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Wednesday extended the airspace restrictions on Indian aircraft till March 23.\n\nThe airspace will remain closed for all Indian civil and military registered aircraft till March 23, the Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) said in a new notice to airmen (Notam) issued today.\n\nPakistan’s airspace is divided into two flight information regions (FIRs) — Karachi and Lahore, according to a Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) _document_ from 2022. The Notam applies to both the Karachi (OPKR) and Lahore (OPLR) FIRs.\n\nIndia and Pakistan have _closed their airspaces_ to each other’s airlines since tensions between them escalated in late April 2025 in the wake of an _attack_ in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people.\n\nNew Delhi, without evidence, had alleged that Islamabad backed the attack. Pakistan _strongly denied_ any involvement and offered a _neutral probe_. Then, in early May, the nuclear-armed nations fought their fiercest military conflict in decades. Pakistan says it downed seven Indian jets during the conflict.\n\nAmid a _financial toll_ from a ban on Indian carriers flying over Pakistan, it was reported in November that Air India was _lobbying the Indian government_ to convince China to let it use a sensitive military airspace zone in Xinjiang to shorten routes.",
  "title": "Pakistan extends airspace closure for Indian aircraft until March 23"
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