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Qatar Airways flight landed at Sialkot, not Kashmir, airport official clarifies after tracking error

Sialkot International Airport has clarified that a Qatar Airways flight from Doha landed at Sialkot on the morning of September 27 and departed on schedule, dismissing reports it had landed in Indian-administered Kashmir — blaming inaccurate FlightRadar24 GPS data.

By Sarah Whitfield · · 1 min read

Sialkot International Airport on Sunday clarified reports that a Qatar Airways flight arriving from Doha had landed in Indian-administered Kashmir, insisting the aircraft landed at Sialkot as scheduled.

Airport spokesperson Umair Khan said the flight from Doha landed at Sialkot airport on the morning of September 27 and subsequently departed for Doha according to its scheduled departure time.

He said the aircraft had been shown at an incorrect location on tracking website FlightRadar24 due to a technical issue and inaccurate GPS information. Khan added that the landing could be verified through the radar system of the Pakistan Airports Authority.

The clarification comes against the backdrop of the ongoing aviation standoff between Pakistan and India. Pakistan’s airspace has been closed to all Indian-registered aircraft and aircraft operated or leased by Indian airlines since April 23, 2025, with the ban repeatedly extended. The restriction followed New Delhi’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam attack — an attack India blamed on Pakistan, an allegation Islamabad has firmly denied.

India closed its own airspace to Pakistani airlines on April 30, 2025, in response.

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