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BREAKING All flights from Middle East to Pakistan are turning around due to missile strikes

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Last updated: May 6, 2025, 23:24 UTC
Published: Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 20:40 UTC
Category: Emergency
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors
Data: ISB LHE
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Several flights from Middle East to Islamabad and Lahore are diverting due to strikes in Pakistani Kashmir.

Flights from Doha, Dubai, to Pakistan or having to fly over Pakistan are diverting and turning around.

India has attacked Pakistan in three locations using missiles, Pakistani military spokesman tells Ary News.

Finnair flight from Singapore to Helsinki is diverting to refuel as it avoided Pakistani airspace.

UPDATE 20:35 UTC
Islamabad and Lahore airport airspace closed – Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.

UPDATE 21:00 UTC
Pakistani security officials report that the Indian Air Force carried out airstrikes tonight on five sites in Kotli, Ahmadpur East, Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Muridke.

UPDATE 21:30 UTC
Some flights are still allowed to fly over South Pakistan in Karachi FIR.

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