At least 184 international flights of different airlines from Pakistan to West Asia have been cancelled since Saturday owing to the escalating situation after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.

A spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah from Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Sialkot, Peshawar, Faisalabad had all been cancelled.

“The flights were on the schedules of different airlines,” Hafeez Khan said.

International flights in West Asia have all been badly disrupted or suspended after the closure of the Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports, which serve as a major hub for connecting flights to Europe, USA, Canada, South America etc.

The spokesperson said at least 40 flights were cancelled from Islamabad and another 46 from Lahore.

– PTI