Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more

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Pakistan used civilian flights as shield while covertly launching “failed unprovoked drone and missile attacks”, the Indian military has alleged. Using visuals from flight tracking website FlightRadar24, the military showed that the Indian airspace was cleared of civilian flights due to a closure, but flights continued between Karachi and Lahore.

“This is not safe for the unsuspecting civil airliners, including the international flights which were flying near IB [international border] between India and Pakistan,” said Wing Commander Vyomika Singh.

During a press conference on Friday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that Pakistan “made the preposterous and outrageous claims” of India attacking its own cities. “They are well-versed in such actions as their history would show,” he said. Read on.

The Pakistani military launched attacks using drones and other munitions at several locations along India’s western border on Thursday night, stated the Indian Army. It added that Pakistani soldiers also violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

One person was killed and two were injured in shelling by the Pakistani military in Uri. A blackout was also enforced in several cities in North...

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