According to reports, on May 1 local time, Pakistan's Prime Minister met with the President to discuss the current security situation. The Prime Minister reiterated that Pakistan would never compromise on issues related to national territorial integrity and sovereignty and would respond appropriately.
The President praised the government's reaction to India's baseless accusations. He stated that Pakistan would spare no expense to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and important national interests.
On May 1 local time, personnel from Pakistan's aviation department said that, for security reasons, Pakistan would close some specific areas of the Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions on a daily time - limited basis in May. According to the notice, from May 1 to May 31, these restricted airspaces will be closed from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. local time every day.
On April 30, the Indian government issued a notice stating that India would close its airspace to Pakistani airlines and military aircraft from then until May 23.
An official in Pakistan - administered Kashmir said in an interview on April 30 that Pakistan and India had been engaged in frequent exchanges of fire along the Line of Control in the Kashmir region in recent days. Although no casualties had been reported so far, "we need to be prepared". To prevent India from "acting willfully", the official called on "friendly countries" such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as "major powers" such as the United States and the United Kingdom, to mediate the situation between Pakistan and India. Currently, the government in Pakistan - administered Kashmir is preparing medical supplies, food, and other materials with organizations such as the Red Crescent in case the situation escalates.
Early on April 30, a Pakistani government official revealed that reliable intelligence indicated that India might launch a military operation against Pakistan within 24 to 36 hours, and Pakistan would "resolutely fight back". According to the official, he had not received any intelligence about when and where India would carry out a military strike.
The Indian military previously said that the armies of India and Pakistan had exchanged fire along the Line of Control in the Kashmir region for the fifth consecutive night from April 28 to 29. Pakistan did not confirm India's statement but said that the air force fighters of the two countries had a brief stand - off over the Kashmir region from late April 29 to early April 30.
However, according to officials from both India and Pakistan, despite the current tense situation between the two countries, the regular weekly Tuesday phone calls between the high - level military officials of the two armies have not been cancelled. A source from the Indian military said that the military commanders of India and Pakistan would talk about the situation along the Line of Control in the Kashmir region every Tuesday.
India and Pakistan have a long - standing history of grievances, and the two countries have had conflicts and even wars over the issue of the Kashmir region's ownership on multiple occasions. In February 2019, a suicide bombing attack on a convoy of India's Central Reserve Police Force in the Pulwama area south of Srinagar, the capital of Indian - administered Kashmir, caused heavy casualties. India accused Pakistan of supporting the armed organization that carried out the attack, and the two sides had an armed conflict and even deployed fighter jets.