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Pakistan connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) extended its airspace prohibition for Indian craft by different period till January 23.
Pakistan closed its airspace to India’s airlines successful April aft the Pahalgam attack. India excessively has imposed a akin prohibition connected Pakistan.
The erstwhile hold was acceptable to expire connected December 24, but the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) extended the restrictions connected Wednesday (December 17) till January 23.
“Pakistan airspace volition stay closed to Indian-registered aircraft, including each craft owned, operated, oregon leased by Indian airlines, arsenic good arsenic Indian subject flights,” the PAA said.
According to the NOTAM (Notice to Airmen), the restriction, which has already been successful force, “will proceed until January 23, 2026, arsenic per the specified timings.”
Pakistan’s airspace is divided into 2 formation accusation regions (FIRs) — Karachi and Lahore, according to a Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) papers from 2022.
The NOTAM applies to some Karachi (OPKR) and Lahore (OPLR) FIRs.
A panic onslaught successful April successful Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 radical led to a four-day struggle successful May betwixt India and Pakistan. Islamabad has respective times extended its prohibition connected Indian airlines flying implicit its airspace. India has besides imposed a akin prohibition connected Pakistan.
