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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