New Delhi: Days after the Pahalgam terror attack, India is mulling to close airspace for Pakistani airlines, claimed media reports citing sources. With this move, Pakistani airlines have to reroute their flights towards Southeast Asia.
Once India closes its airspace for the airlines from the neighbouring countries, Pakistani carriers will have to fly over China or Sri Lanka to reach destinations like Kuala Lumpur.
As per an India Today report, the government is also considering a ban on Pakistani ships at Indian ports.
Last week, Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian airlines as tension escalated between the two countries after the Pahalgam terror attack, which resulted in the death of 28 people including one local Kashmir pony guide. Among the 27 tourists killed one was a Nepali citizen.
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Five to six terrorists carried out the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the attack. However, days later, the terror outfit denied its role in the massacre. As per survivors, terrorists singled out Hindu males and shot them dead. It was the worst attack in the Kashmir valley since the abrogation of Article 370.
After the attack, India announced five-point diplomatic sanctions against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty 1960. New Delhi also asked all Pakistani nationals to leave India. In response, Pakistan also suspended the 1972 Simla agreement.
Since the Pahalgam attack, Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire at the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, April 29.
As per the initial probe into the terror attack, it was revealed that one of the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam massacre is a former para commando of the Pakistani Army, He has been identified as Hashim Musa alias Asif Fauji.
