Pakistan has imposed time-bound restrictions on civilian air traffic in parts of its airspace amid military activity linked to the conflict with Afghanistan. The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Monday said it had issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) closing certain routes within the Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions (FIRs) at specific hours. ADVERTISEMENT“The PAA on Monday issued a NOTAM announcing the closure of certain routes within the Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions (FIRs) at specific times,” a spokesperson said in a statement. Federal information minister Attaullah Tarar said Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against the Afghan Taliban after “unprovoked firing” from across the border last week. “Pakistan’s armed forces have destroyed 182 Afghan Taliban posts and captured 31, and 415 Afghan Taliban personnel have been killed and over 580 injured since the start of the operation so far,” he said on Monday.
