India-Pakistan conflict: 32 airports shut for civilian flights till May 15

Rajouri bureaucrat killed in Pakistani shelling

Rajouri’s Additional District Development Commissioner in Pakistani shelling, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday.

“We have lost a dedicated officer of the J&K Administration Services,” Abdullah said on social media. “Just yesterday he was accompanying the deputy CM around the district and attended the online meeting I chaired.”

Thappa’s home was hit by Pakistani shelling, the chief minister said.

Suspension of civil flights at 32 airports extended till May 15

The suspension of civilian flights extended till May 15, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Saturday.

The airports will remain closed till 5.30 am on Thursday.

Several airports in northern and central India had been closed for civilian flights between May 7 and May 10 amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

The affected airports are Srinagar, Adhampur, Ambala, Amritsar, Awantipur, Bathinda, Bhuj, Bikaner, Chandigarh, Halwara, Hindon, Jaisalmer, Jammu, Jamnagar, Jodhpur, Kandla, Kangra, Keshod, Kishangarh and Kullu Manali.

Pathankot, Patiala, Leh, Ludhiana, Mundra, Naliya, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sarsawa, Shimla, Thoise and Uttarlai will also remain closed for civilian air traffic.

The Airports Authority of India also extended the temporary closure of 25 segments of air traffic service routes in the Delhi and Mumbai flight information regions.

Pakistan closes airspace

Pakistan for all air traffic on Saturday.

On Friday, the Indian military had...