Pakistan has allegedly issued a NOTAM, closing several central air traffic routes on October 16, 2025, amid escalating tensions with Afghanistan, per a post surfaced on X (formerly Twitter), by @Damien Symon
This comes as Islamabad and Kabul exchange deadly fire along the 2,600-kilometre Durand Line.
Late Saturday night, around 10 pm, Taliban forces launched attacks on Pakistani troops, claiming it was “retaliation for air strikes carried out by the Pakistani army on Kabul” two days earlier.
While Islamabad has not directly claimed responsibility for the air raids, it has maintained that it reserves the right to act against militant groups allegedly operating from Afghan soil.
Notably, heavy fighting was reported at Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, and Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Bahram Chah in Balochistan.
Ceasefire reached after intense Pakistan-Taliban border clash
On Sunday, Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and around 30 wounded, while nine Taliban fighters also lost their lives.
Pakistan’s military, however, reported 23 of its soldiers killed but asserted that “more than 200 Taliban and affiliated troops had been gunned down.”
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “multiple terrorist training camps used to plan and facilitate attacks against Pakistan were rendered inoperative.”
“Last night’s episode vindicates Pakistan’s long-standing position that the Taliban government is actively facilitating the terrorists,” the ISPR added.
By late Sunday, both Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a ceasefire, per Al Jazeera.
