Flight services partially resume in Pakistan after disruptions

Pakistan’s flight operations continue to face disruption following the recent escalation in tensions with India, though some services have resumed on key international routes.

On Tuesday, several cancellations were reported from major cities, including Sialkot, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, and Multan. Lahore and Islamabad.

Earlier yesterday, domestic and international flight operations also remained disrupted at Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIA), Lahore.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian Airlines has resumed its flight operations to Pakistan, Flight SV-704 departed from Jeddah to Karachi as part of the resumed service.

The aircraft will later return to Jeddah from Karachi as Hajj flight SV-3705.

Previously, UAE carriers have resumed flight operations to Pakistan and India following the ceasefire agreement reached between the two countries after four days of intense fighting, Gulf News reported.

UAE airlines—Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, and Air Arabia—announced a partial resumption of services to Pakistan early Sunday, May 11, with operations subject to the evolving security situation in the region.

A full and immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan was announced on May 10 after days of heightened military exchanges that brought both nuclear-armed neighbours to the brink of war.

The announcement was first made by US President Donald Trump and later confirmed by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Tensions flared following an April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which left 26 civilians dead.

India blamed Pakistan-based elements without presenting any evidence, and Islamabad rejected the allegations. In response, India closed the Wagah border, revoked visas, and suspended the Indus Waters Treaty—moves Pakistan called an “act of war.”

The conflict intensified with India's missile attacks and drone incursions as it launched its Operation Sindoor.

Pakistan's military launched Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos in retaliation, and announced it had downed five Indian jets—including Rafales—and intercepted 77 Israeli-made Harop drones.

Following diplomatic intervention led by Washington, both sides agreed to halt military activity across land, air, and sea