Lahore, while being a major airport in Pakistan, is also close to that country’s international border with India.

Under Operation Sindoor that is now in its third day, India will keep the escalation dominance and maintain that de-escalation rests on Pakistan. India will ensure that the cost imposed on Pakistan will be greater than whatever cost Pakistan would try to impose on India.

It was a remark that invited much scorn on social media. The Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif told his country's Parliament on May 9 that "the drone attac