Following the pahalgam attack, there was a clash between india and Pakistan. At that time, india retaliated through Operation Sindoor. At that time, pakistan also took many actions, saying that it was retaliating. One such action taken went against Pakistan. As a result, pakistan suffered a loss of about Rs. 1,240 crore. Let's see about that. The pahalgam attack took place on april 22. Following that, india took various actions against Pakistan. In particular, india suspended the Indus Water Treaty. pakistan did not expect this at all. Following this, pakistan closed its airspace, saying that it was retaliating against India.
That is, Indian-registered aircraft will not be able to fly into pakistan, their announcement said. However, pakistan has suffered heavy financial losses due to the closure of its airspace to indian aircraft. The pakistan Airports Authority has lost about ₹1,240 crore (PKR 4.1 billion) in revenue in the last two months alone. This information has been confirmed by an official statement from the country's Ministry of Defense. Pakistan's Defense minister Khwaja Mohammad Asif has said that his country has suffered a loss of revenue due to the ban, which came into effect on april 24. pakistan has closed its airspace to all aircraft owned by indian companies or registered in India. Generally, when a particular aircraft flies over a country, it has to pay a fee for that. That is, if an aircraft from our country flies into Sri Lankan airspace, it has to pay the country's fee. However, the pakistan Airports Authority has suffered huge losses from april 24 to june 30 due to Pakistan's decision not to allow indian flights. pakistan lost revenue from 100 to 150 indian flights per day. Due to this, it is said that the number of flights flying in Pakistan's airspace has also decreased by 20%. With the pakistan Civil Aviation Authority already facing a severe financial crisis, this Rs. 1,240 crore is seen as a huge loss.

However, pakistan does not seem to be calm. The airspace closure for indian flights has been extended till august 24. The announcement said, "This ban will continue till 4.59 am on august 24. indian registered aircraft and aircraft owned, operated, or leased by indian airlines and military aircraft will not be able to use Pakistani airspace." At the same time, this ban has not affected the international air traffic of indian airlines in any way. indian flights are continuing to operate on alternate routes.
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Sowmiya Sriram

11/08/2025 10:03 AM