{"id":181736,"date":"2025-08-20T20:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=181736"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:28:06","slug":"pakistan-extends-airspace-closure-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/08\/20\/pakistan-extends-airspace-closure-for-india.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan extends airspace closure for India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181739 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/08\/2025-08-20-20_24_01-Pakistan-extends-airspace-closure-for-India-Google-Search.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"180\" \/>Islamabad: Pakistan has extended the closure of its airspace for India by another month.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, a notification issued by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority stated that the ban on Indian flights has been extended until September 23. Under the restriction, all aircraft registered in India, including those of Indian airlines, will not be allowed to use Pakistani airspace. The ban also applies to military and civilian aircraft owned or leased by India.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth mentioning that Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian flights on April 22 following the Pahalgam false flag operation, India\u2019s unprovoked aggression against Pakistan, and Islamabad\u2019s fitting response. The closure has since been extended periodically.<\/p>\n<p>Reports said the continuous restriction has already inflicted losses worth billions of rupees on Indian state-run and private airlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Pakistan has extended the closure of its airspace for India by another month. According to Kashmir Media Service, a notification issued by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority stated that the ban on Indian flights has been extended until September 23. 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