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India–Pakistan Tensions Escalate as Pakistan Closes Airspace and Deploys Radars

Pakistan reinforces border defenses and conducts air patrols following the Pahalgam terror attack, while India remains on high alert after military exercises.

Indian and Pakistani troops take part in a border ceremony at the Attari-Wagah frontier in Punjab -- the border is a colonial creation made at the violent end of British rule in 1947
An Indian citizen returns from Pakistan through the Wagah border post

Overview

  • Pakistan has closed the Lahore-Islamabad airspace and is conducting high-intensity air warfare drills to anticipate potential Indian retaliation.
  • Forward radar systems, including a TPS-77 site at Chor Cantonment, and electronic warfare units have been deployed near the Sialkot and Ferozepur sectors.
  • For the fifth consecutive day, Pakistan has violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control, with firing reported in Kupwara, Baramulla, and Akhnoor sectors.
  • India recently conducted the large-scale Aakraman military exercise, showcasing the readiness of its Rafale jets and naval forces.
  • Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has warned of an imminent Indian strike, stating that nuclear weapons would only be used under direct existential threat.