Explosion Reported Near Srinagar Airport Amid Pakistani Drone Attack

The civilian flight operations have been suspended at Srinagar International Airport till midnight of May 15 in view of the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions.

A security official stands guard as vehicles pass by at the Srinagar International Airport, amid heavy security after the recent Pahalgam terror attack, in Srinagar.

Source : PTI

Blasts were heard near Srinagar airport on Friday evening as Pakistan launched drone attacks across border states, sources told ABP News.

Countermeasures have been deployed to neutralise the suspected drone threat, officials told PTI. The blasts near the airport in J&K capital came shortly after similar explosions rocked parts of Jammu.

Pakistani drones were sighted over Samba, Pathankot, Amritsar, Jaisalmer, Barmer and other areas, with Indian forces engaging them. Defence officials said drones were also sighted in Jammu, Samba and neighbouring Pathankot district in Punjab and they were being engaged.

In Srinagar, mosque loudspeakers were used to convey to locals to switch off their lights as a precautionary measure.Explosions were heard in areas surrounding the Awantipora air base in south Kashmir.

The civilian flight operations have been suspended at Srinagar International Airport till midnight of May 15 in view of the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions.

“Please note that Srinagar Airport is closed up to 2359 hours of 14.05.2025 for flight operations,” an official of the Airports Authority of India said.

Srinagar Airport was closed for operations on May 7, soon after India launched missile strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The blast near Srinagar airport followed shortly after explosions in Jammu, where a complete blackout was reported. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah confirmed the blasts, posting on X: "Blackout in Jammu now. Sirens can be heard across the city." He added that intermittent blasts, likely heavy artillery, were audible from his location.

The drones were sighted a day after India thwarted attempts by Pakistan military to attack Indian military installations using drones and missiles. Drones have been sighted in Jammu, Samba and Pathankot.