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Pakistan closes airspace as India tensions rise: Aviation authority
The decision came after Pakistan said it had shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace Wednesday, taking tensions between the South Asian rivals to dangerous new levels.
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Stranded passengers queue at airline counters following the shut down of the airspace for commercials flights north of Delhi as tensions increase with Pakistan, at Jammu airport in Jammu on February 27, 2019. Pakistan said on February 27 it shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace over disputed Kashmir, in a dramatic escalation of a confrontation that has ignited fears of an all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
(AFP/Rakesh Bakshi)
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he Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) tweeted that it "has officially closed its airspace until further notice", while a Pakistani military spokesman said the decision had been taken "due to the environment".
A CAA source told AFP that all airlines had been notified to "suspend their operations in Pakistan until further notice".
The decision came after Pakistan said it had shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace Wednesday, taking tensions between the South Asian rivals to dangerous new levels.
Pakistan said it had captured two Indian pilots, with one in hospital.
At least five Indian airports were also closed and scores of flights were being cancelled, aviation authorities there said on condition of anonymity.
The Aviation Authority of India did not immediately respond to requests for official comment.
