India's Successful Agni-5 Test Spooks Pakistan? Islamabad Airspace Ban Extension Sparks Buzz

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India’s successful test of the Agni-5 missile has sent ripples across the region, with Pakistan extending its ban on Indian flights as tensions rise. This video dives into the recent missile test, Pakistan’s airspace closure, and the wave of social media reactions mocking Islamabad’s move.   #Agni5 #IndiaMissileTest #PakistanAirspaceBan #IndiaPakistanTensions #StrategicForces #MilitaryTest #Agni5Launch #DefenseNews #SouthAsiaConflict #World   🔊 LIKE ➡ SHARE ➡ SUBSCRIBE  For More Updates:  English: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/  Hindi: https://hindi.asianetnews.com/  Malayalam: https://www.asianetnews.com/  Kannada: https://kannada.asianetnews.com/  Tamil: https://tamil.asianetnews.com/  Telugu: https://telugu.asianetnews.com/  Bengali: https://bangla.asianetnews.com/  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsianetNewsa...  Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AsianetNewsEN  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ann.newsable/  ➡ If you like our video, give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel to get the daily dosage of news, entertainment, sports and more.

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00:00on august 20 20 25 pakistan extended its ban on indian flights both civilian and military

00:12until september 23 20 25 through a fresh notice to airmen or nutem for those who don't know

00:20pakistan's nutem is an official alert from the pakistan airport's authority it informs pilots

00:27and airlines about any changes hazards or restrictions affecting pakistani airspace

00:34runways or navigation the order issued by the pakistan airports authority bars aircraft

00:41registered in india and those operated owned or leased by indian airlines from entering pakistani

00:49skies the ban originally started back on 23rd of april 2025 after india's

00:56operation sindoor and with this extension it's clear that pakistan is not lifting its airspace

01:03lockdown anytime soon many see this as a sign that pakistan is struggling to keep up

01:11with india's growing military and technological edge

01:14interestingly the extension came on a day india successfully test fired the agni-5 intermediate

01:30range ballistic missile from chandipur in odisha the launch carried out under the strategic forces command

01:37validated all operational and technical parameters and showed the missiles cutting edge indigenous

01:45capability as india celebrated the success of its indigenous missile program pakistan's move to keep

01:52its skies locked was seen by many as an insecure response on social media users mocked islamabad's

02:00decision calling it a self-imposed no-fly prison and proof that india's agni-5 has rattled rawal pindi

02:09one user quipped agni-5 source into the sky and pakistan shuts its skies coincidence i think not

02:17the notam came into effect even as pakistan's raheem yar khan airbase remains closed still recovering from

02:33damage caused by the indian air force strike during operation sindoor last may the base struck by the

02:41indian air force during operation sindoor in may was initially expected to reopen by 6th of august

02:49instead its closure has now been extended to 22nd of august a clear sign that the damage

02:57inflicted was far more crippling than islamabad admits

03:01operation sindoor launched in may after the pehelgum terror attack was india's calibrated counter-terror

03:16response the indian air force hit nine key terror hubs and military sites inside pakistan and pakistan

03:25occupied jammu and kashmir leaving islamabad scrambling to manage the fallout the strike

03:32on raheem yar khan was especially symbolic once a key part of pakistan's air defense it now stands as

03:40evidence of india's military strength experts say pakistan has had to reroute operations to less

03:48strategic basis limiting its options and exposing weaknesses while india continues to advance with

03:57missile systems like agni-5 and the akash prime air defense pakistan seems increasingly boxed in

04:05its repeated notam extensions are often seen as a way to cover up its inability to get these critical

04:13defense facilities back online for many in india the contrast couldn't be clearer a confident nation

04:21moving forward with homegrown tech versus a neighbor caught in a cycle of damage control and delay

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