India closed the airspace for Pakistani airlines
India closed its airspace for Pakistani airlines on Wednesday, the Government said, a few days after the neighboring country and nuclear force banned Indian airlines flights above its territory after attacking tourists in Kashmir.
Prohibition of Pakistani aircraft will last from April 30 to May 23, according to the air authority (notam) issued by the Indian government.
In April 22, 26 people were killed in a Pahalgam tourist town in Kashmir, and India identified two of the three suspected militants as Pakistani. Islamabad denied any involvement and called for an independent investigation.
The attack caused resentment and dissatisfaction in India, where most of the population make Hindu, with calls for action against Islamic Pakistan, which New Delhi accuses of financing and encouraging terrorism in Kashmir, the region that both countries are claiming and for which two wars were conducted.
Nuclearly armed countries have taken a number of measures against each other, and tensions do not calm down. Pakistani Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that his country possesses credible intelligence information that India intends to soon launch a military attack on Pakistan.
