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Pakistan Closes Air Routes for Military Drills Amid Regional Tensions

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News18•02-03-2026, 18:45

Pakistan Closes Air Routes for Military Drills Amid Regional Tensions

•Pakistan has closed specific air routes in Karachi and Lahore FIRs for military exercises.
•The closure is due to expected drills involving Pakistan Air Force fighter jets.
•Commercial flights will be restricted daily from March 3 to March 31, between 9 am and 3 pm.
•The decision comes amidst an ongoing conflict with Afghanistan, Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.
•Pakistan claims to have destroyed 182 Afghan Taliban posts and killed 415 personnel since February 27.

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