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Pakistan's Airport Authority Suspends Flights in Major Cities - Reports

© AP Photo / Anjum NaveedIn this Saturday, June 8, 2013 photo, a Pakistani International Airline plane moments before take off from the Benazir Bhutto airport in Islamabad, Pakistan.
In this Saturday, June 8, 2013 photo, a Pakistani International Airline plane moments before take off from the Benazir Bhutto airport in Islamabad, Pakistan. - Sputnik India, 1920, 08.05.2025
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The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) temporarily suspended flights at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Sialkot airports on Thursday, the Geo broadcaster reported, citing the PAA's statement.
The suspension will reportedly be in effect until 12:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
The Pakistan Airports Authority also urged passengers to remain in contact with their respective airlines to stay updated on the development of the situation, according to the statement cited by Geo.
In the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian defense ministry launched Operation Sindoor, targeting "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan. It later said that 70 "terrorists" had been eliminated and stressed that no Pakistani military facilities had been attacked. The Dawn broadcaster reported, citing Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations Director-General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, that 31 people was killed and 57 others injured.
The Indian authorities later said that Pakistan had conducted artillery strikes on the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir in response to the operation. On Wednesday evening, the India Today newspaper reported, citing sources in the army, that the death toll from the Pakistani shelling reached 15.
Indian army soldiers patrol along the highly militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir region between India and Pakistan, in Akhnoor sector, near about 66 Kms. (41 miles) from Jammu, India, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) - Sputnik India, 1920, 07.05.2025
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