Pakistan, June 24 -- KARACHI - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended all flight operations to Gulf countries after Iran launched missile attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Qatar late Monday night, escalating regional tensions.

In an official statement, the PIA spokesperson confirmed that flights to major Gulf destinations-Qatar, Dubai, Bahrain, and Kuwait-have been canceled due to the unstable security situation in the region. The move was made in the interest of passenger safety.

According to reports, loud explosions were heard in Doha as Iran carried out its missile operation named Basharat-e-Fatah (Glad Tidings of Victory), which was said to be a direct retaliation for recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear faciliti...