Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol mentioned, in a publish on the X, “Discover to Airmen (NOTAM) proscribing Pakistani plane from getting into Indian airspace has been formally prolonged till twenty third August 2025.”
“This extension displays continued strategic issues and is in step with prevailing safety protocols. Keep tuned for additional updates,” the minister knowledgeable.
This motion adopted Pakistan’s earlier choice to bar Indian flights from its airspace.
Pakistan has prolonged the closure of its airspace for flights operated by Indian airways by one other month, until August 24, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) mentioned final week. The ban will stay in place until August 24 at 5:19 am (India time), the PAA mentioned.
In the meantime, NOTAM has been issued for a large-scale Indian Air Power (IAF) train scheduled in Rajasthan alongside the India-Pakistan border for July 23-25
The Indian Air Power is ready to hold out a serious navy train in Rajasthan, protecting areas from Barmer to Jodhpur.
The area witnessed Pakistani drone and missile intrusions throughout Operation Sindoor, the place Pakistan launched a number of drone assaults focusing on Rajasthan’s Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, and Sri Ganganagar districts.
A NOTAM is issued when a particular airspace must be cleared of civilian air site visitors. Related notices had been issued throughout earlier tensions with Pakistan to make sure that no passenger plane could be caught in the midst of potential aerial operations. It helps stop civilian casualties by protecting business plane away from zones of navy exercise.
NOTAM was issued towards the backdrop of India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’, which was launched on Might 7, in retaliation for the phobia assault in Pahalgam, the place Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 26 harmless individuals.