Pakistan flights to Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and other Gulf destinations were heavily affected.

Karachi flights were hit the hardest, with 42 canceled flights to Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, and Baghdad.

From Islamabad, 36 flights to Sharjah, Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi were canceled. Lahore flights to Dubai, Sharjah, and Doha also faced 40 cancellations today.

Other Punjab cities were affected too. Multan flights to Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, and Muscat had 22 cancellations, while all 12 Faisalabad flights to Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi were called off. Sialkot flights to Gulf countries also saw 12 cancellations.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar flights to Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, and Sharjah had 18 cancellations. Even Quetta flights to Dubai from foreign airlines were canceled. Across Pakistan, 13 other flights were canceled and 48 faced delays.

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The sudden cancellation of Pakistan flights to the Middle East has created chaos at airports. Passengers traveling on Dubai flights, Doha flights, Abu Dhabi flights, Sharjah flights, Lahore flights, Karachi flights, and Islamabad flights had to urgently change their plans. Airlines are scrambling to accommodate stranded travelers.