Srinagar, May 09: Authorities on Friday announced that civilian flight operations at Srinagar International Airport will remain suspended until midnight on May 14, 2025, in view of heightened military tensions between India and Pakistan.
Srinagar Airport Spokesman, Vinod Jadli said that lease note that Srinagar Airport is closed up to 23:59 hours of May 14, 2025, for flight operations. Will update in case of any change or amendment, he said.
The airport was initially shut on May 7, shortly after India carried out precision missile strikes targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
The strikes were conducted in retaliation to the April 22 terror attack near Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, including 25 tourists.
“Flight operations will resume only after a security review and clearance from relevant authorities, officials added.
Meanwhile amid the escalating situation between India and Pakistan, the Haj flights from Srinagar International Airport continue to be cancelled for the third consecutive day while the flight scheduled for Saturday has also been cancelled.
The Jammu & Kashmir Haj Committee on Friday, in a notification announced the cancellation of Flight number SG-5210, originally scheduled for May 10, 2025, due to the prevailing situations.
J&K Haj Committee in the notification has stated that a revised schedule will be communicated accordingly.
Residents from 3 border districts shifted to bunkers, other safe houses
Srinagar, May 09: Thousands of people living near the Line of Control in three border districts of Kashmir have been evacuated following heavy shelling by Pakistani troops.
The people living along the Line of Control in Baramulla, Kupwara, and Bandipora districts have been shifted to bunkers or other locations, officials said.
The evacuation started after Pakistan resorted to unprovoked shelling on civilian areas along the LoC in response to the missile strikes carried out by Indian armed forces targeting the terror infrastructure in the neighbouring country.
One woman has been killed, while 18 others have been injured, in the cross-LoC shelling that began on May 7.
More than 100 houses, over two dozen commercial buildings, and a dozen government buildings have been damaged in the bombardment by Pakistan, officials said.
More than half of the evacuations have been carried out in the Kupwara district’s Karnah and Machhil sectors, followed by Uri in the Baramulla district, and some areas of the Bandipora district. PTI
