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ISLAMABAD: Two drones were intercepted in the federal capital on Friday, according to sources.
Sources said that one of the drones fell near Faizabad and the other in Islamabad’s I-9 sector. They added that the drones were explosive-laden.
Sources said that the drones had possibly been launched from neighbouring Afghanistan.
Earlier, the Pakistan Airports Authority said in a post on X — that has since been deleted — that flight operations at Islamabad International Airport experienced a “brief operational adjustment”.
The statement had come after multiple media outlets reported that Islamabad International Airport had been closed for flights.
In a later statement, the authority said that reports circulating about the closure of Islamabad’s airspace were “baseless”.
“Flight operations at Islamabad International Airport are continuing without interruption and all flights are operating according to schedule,” it said.
“The public is advised not to pay attention to unverified or misleading reports and to rely on official sources of PAA for authentic information,” it said.
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