Pakistan shuts airspace to commercial traffic

27/02/2019

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Pakistani watch news bulletins on television in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Pakistan’s air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Wednesday and captured one Indian pilot, a military spokesman said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

ISLAMABAD (AP) : Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority says it has shut its airspace to all commercial flights as tensions with neighboring India escalate further over the disputed region of Kashmir.
The agency says in a statement that the airspace was closed on Wednesday, without elaborating or indicating when flights might resume.
This came shortly after Pakistan said its air force shot down two Indian warplanes after they crossed the boundary between the two nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed territory of Kashmir, and captured two Indian pilots.
The latest wave of tensions erupted after a pre-dawn strike by Indian aircraft Tuesday on Pakistani territory.

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27/02/2019