Pak closes air space over northern areas

Flights Called Off For `Warplanes To Practise'

Amid escalating tension with India after the Uri terror attack, Pakistan has imposed restrictions on its airspace and cancelled all flights to the nothern areas of the country , which include parts of Kashmir under its control.

On Wednesday , the staterun Pakistan International Airlines said it had cancelled all flights to the region for the day following closure of airspace by the country's civil aviation authority .

While the official reason behind the closure of airspace was not specified, sources said the decision was taken as Pakistan's warplanes were engaged in take-off and landing rehearsals amid threats from India.

The terror attack, which claimed 18 lives, has sharply dented the shaky ties between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

(TOI)