LAHORE: All flight operations in Pakistan will remain suspended till Thursday midnight, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a notification on Wednesday.
The authority, in a notification, announced it has officially closed its airspace till tomorrow midnight, in the wake of escalating border tensions between Pakistan and India.
Flight operations at Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Islamabad airports were suspended after the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down two Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace earlier today and arrested an Indian pilot on ground.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) tweeted a few hours later that the Pakistani airspace had been closed until further notice.
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor, in a media briefing following Pakistan's retaliatory action, said the decision to close the airspace had been taken "due to the environment".
India has also shut down at least four airports after the incident, according to Reuters. Flight operations at Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot and Leh airports have been suspended. Airports in Chandigarh and Amritsar have also been closed.
The entire air space north of Delhi was vacated, Press Trust of India reported.
Pakistan Air Force earlier today shot down two Indian jets within its airspace, the military spokesperson said in a press conference hours after the retaliatory action.
A day ago, Indian aircraft had intruded into Pakistani airspace from the Muzaffarabad sector and dropped their payload on what India claimed was a terrorist camp, before they were repelled by timely action from the Pakistan Air Force.
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