New Delhi, May 9 -- :The Centre, briefing the nation over Pakistan's repeated airspace aggression after the dismantling of terror infrastructure on its soil, said on Friday that the neighbouring nation was using civilian flights as 'cover' and it didn't even close the civilian airspace despite launching an attack on India.

"Pakistan's irresponsible behaviour has again come to the fore. It did not close its civil airspace despite launching a failed unprovoked drone and missile attack on 7 May at 8.30 hours in the evening," Wing Commander Vyomika Singh told the press, during a special briefing on Operation Sindoor.

"Pakistan is using civil airliner as a shield, knowing fully well that its attack on India would elicit a swift air defence ...