{"id":104659,"date":"2026-03-19T18:32:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=104659"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:32:55","slug":"pia-missile-attack-rumours-denied-as-airline-calls-fujairah-incident-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/pia-missile-attack-rumours-denied-as-airline-calls-fujairah-incident-false\/","title":{"rendered":"PIA missile attack rumours denied as airline calls Fujairah incident false"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"644\"><strong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"511\">PIA missile attack rumours<\/strong> were strongly denied by Pakistan International Airlines on Thursday. The airline called the reports completely false and baseless.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"845\">The clarification came after social media posts claimed a PIA flight was in danger near Fujairah in the UAE. These posts suggested a missile strike had happened close to the airport during landing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"997\">PIA clearly said that <strong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"899\">PIA missile attack rumours<\/strong> have no truth. The airline added that no such incident took place involving any of its flights.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1173\">In an official statement, PIA also rejected claims that its spokesperson had confirmed the news. It said no such statement was issued by the airline or its representatives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1175\" data-end=\"1313\">The airline urged people to avoid sharing unverified information. It warned that spreading false news can create panic among passengers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1474\">Due to rising tensions in the Middle East, PIA recently made changes to its Gulf operations. Flights to Fujairah were suspended for 48 hours as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1639\">Currently, PIA is operating limited flights to Al Ain in the UAE. Officials said the situation is being closely monitored and more changes may be made if needed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1797\">Passengers have been advised to stay updated about their flight schedules. They should also remain in contact with the airline for the latest information.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1953\">Meanwhile, regional tensions have affected air travel. Many flights to and from Pakistan were cancelled, causing delays and inconvenience for travelers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PIA missile attack rumours were strongly denied by Pakistan International Airlines on Thursday. The airline called the reports completely false and baseless. The clarification came after social media posts claimed a PIA flight was in danger near Fujairah in the UAE. These posts suggested a missile strike had happened close to the airport during landing. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":104660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[38241,38244,35309,38243,38240,38239,38242],"class_list":["post-104659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-fujairah-airport-news","tag-gulf-tensions-flights","tag-pakistan-aviation-news","tag-pia-clarification","tag-pia-missile-attack-rumours","tag-pia-news","tag-uae-flights-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104661,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104659\/revisions\/104661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}