Panic Across Pakistan: Flights Suspended At Karachi, Sialkot, And Lahore Airports; Airspace Closed

Karachi: Amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the hot Pahalgam terrorist assault, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has quickly suspended flight operations at airports in Karachi, Lahore, and Sialkot, Aaj News reported.

According to PAA, the airports in Lahore and Sialkot will stay unavailable for all flights till 12 pm on Thursday (native time). The flight schedules of each home and global flights had been impacted because of the suspension, Aaj News reported. 

Passengers had been requested to touch their respective airways to get updates relating to their flight timings and imaginable delays.

The construction comes after Indian forces on Wednesday performed precision moves on the terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in keeping with the Pahalgam terror assault that claimed the lives of 26 other folks and injured a number of others.

The Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday shared information about Operation Sindoor, a centered strike challenge to ruin terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and PoJK

Addressing a press briefing in Delhi on Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh defined the goals of the operation and equipped main points on destroyed terrorist camps. Four of the 9 centered terrorist camps are in Pakistan and the rest in PoJK.

The operation, performed by way of the Indian Armed Forces, dismantled terror infrastructure related to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen. Colonel Qureshi detailed the centered camps, pointing out that the 4 terrorist camps destroyed in Pakistan are Bahawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, and Mehmoona Joya.

“First is Sarjal camp, Sialkot, which lies 6 km inside Pakistan… It’s the camp where those terrorists involved in the March 2025 killing of four Jammu and Kashmir police personnel received their training,” she stated.

She additionally showed the destruction of Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur, positioned 100 km inside of Pakistan, pointing out, “It was the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed, targeted by Indian Armed Forces.”

Wing Commander Vyomika Singh elaborated at the operation’s strategic intent, pointing out, “‘Operation Sindoor’ was once a retaliation to the horrific Pahalgam terror assault of April 22 to serve justice to the blameless sufferers and their households.

She published that Pakistan has maintained a posh terror infrastructure for 3 a long time, comprising 21 recruitment, indoctrination, and release pad centres throughout Pakistan and PoJK.

Emphasising the operation’s precision, Qureshi clarified, “No military installation was targeted, and till now there are no reports of civilian casualties in Pakistan.”

The moves, carried out between 1:05 am and 1:30 am early on Wednesday, have been a coordinated effort by way of the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, concentrated on 9 terror camps throughout Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) according to credible intelligence.