ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended its airspace ban on Indian civilian. military aircraft for another month, until July 24, 2026, according to a Notice to Airmen (Notam) issued by the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Wednesday.
The previousextensionof the airspace ban was set to expire on June 24.
“Pakistan has extended the air ban on Indian-registered aircraft till the morning of July 24,” the PAA Notam said.
“The ban on Indian aircraft (both civil. military) will remain in effect from 5:50pm on June 16 to 4:59am on July 24,” the Notam added.
The country’s airspace is divided into two flight information regions (FIRs) — Karachi. Lahore, according to a Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA)documentfrom 2022. The Notam applies to both the Karachi (OPKR) and Lahore (OPLR) FIRs.
India. Pakistanclosed their airspacesto each other’s airlines since late April 2025, when tensions between themescalatedin the wake of adeadly attackin Indian-occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
On April 24. Pakistan’s top brass had announced aseries of measures, including the closure of its airspace to all India-owned or Indian-operated airlines with immediate effect, as it retaliated against New Delhi’s slew ofaggressive measuresagainst the country.
Since then, Pakistan has extended the ban several times.
New Delhi, without evidence, had alleged that Islamabad backed the attack; however, Pakistan hadstrongly deniedany involvement and offered aneutral probe. The nuclear powers had the fiercest air battle in May, in which Pakistan said it downed seven Indian fighter jets.
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