New Delhi, Oct 26: Pakistan released a notification on Saturday restricting several air traffic routes across its central and southern airspace next week, even as India geared up for a major tri-service military exercise near the Pakistan border. The large-scale Army, Navy, and Air Force operation—codenamed Exercise Trishul—will be conducted in the Sir Creek area of the Rann of Kutch region in Gujarat at the end of October.

The 10-day exercise has reportedly triggered alarm in Islamabad, with multiple military commands and bases placed on high alert. According to news agency reports, Pakistan has mobilized its Air Force and Navy to remain on standby for any perceived aggression and intensified patrolling in the Arabian Sea. Sources also indicated that the Pakistani military was in a state

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