ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended its ban on Indian airlines and India-registered aircraft from using its airspace for another month, keeping the restrictions in place since April 23, 2025.
The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) issued a new Notice to Airmen (Notam), confirming the airspace will remain closed to Indian flights until April 24, 2026.
The ban, which has caused billions of rupees in losses for Indian carriers, was originally imposed in retaliation after New Delhi suspended the Indus Water Treaty amid heightened tensions following the deadly Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
India responded by closing its airspace to Pakistani airlines on April 30, 2025. Subsequent hostilities escalated when India carried out unprovoked attacks on Pakistani cities on May 6–7, 2025.
In retaliation, Pakistan’s armed forces launched a large-scale military operation, “Operation Bunyanum Marsoos”, targeting multiple Indian military installations across several regions.
