India closes airspace to Pakistan airlines

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane sits on tarmac, as seen through a plane window, at the Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro//File Photo

(Reuters) - India shut its airspace to Pakistani airlines on Wednesday, the government said, days after its nuclear-armed neighbour banned Indian airlines from flying over its territory following the killing of 26 men in an attack on tourists in Kashmir.

The ban on Pakistani aircraft will be from April 30 to May 23, according to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Indian government.

(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Gareth Jones)