The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has adviced airlines not to fly below FL 260 altitude while flying over Lahore and Karachi in Pakistan due to the current security situation, which involves terrorist elements — which Islamabad calls 'non-state actor groups' — possibly possessing anti-aviation weaponry, such as MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) FL260 conventionally refers to an altitude above 26,000 feet.

European air safety agency cautions airlines while flying over Pakistan

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European air safety agency cautions airlines while flying over Pakistan