India Pakistan Tensions: Loud explosions heard in Rajouri, Akhnoor | LIVE

India Pakistan Tensions LIVE: A complete blackout has been imposed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor on Saturday. Meanwhile, Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi resumed normal operations early Saturday morning and issued an advisory to passengers, citing heightened security measures amid ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan.

In its latest travel advisory, the airport stated, “Delhi Airport operations are normal at present. However, due to changing airspace conditions and increased security measures as per orders from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, some flight schedules might be impacted, and security checkpoint processing times could be longer.” Pakistan has shut down its airspace following serious allegations from India, which accused Islamabad of using civilian flights as shields for military operations.

Here are the latest updates:

  • Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah posts on ‘X’: “I’m not sure how the “International Community” thinks the current tension in the subcontinent will be de-escalated when the IMF essentially reimburses Pakistan for all the ordnance it is using to devastate Poonch, Rajouri, Uri, Tangdhar & so many other places.”
  • J&K: SDRF, local police, administration, and other agencies are at the spot. They cordoned off the place near Aap Shambhu Temple where a Pakistani strike occurred. As per the SDRF personnel, there has been no casualty.

  • Delhi | CM Rekha Gupta and state Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh conduct a meeting with all medical superintendents at the secretariat to prepare for emergency situations
  • Houses and properties in Jammu & Kashmir’s Uri have been severely damaged in Pakistani shelling, which are being targeted towards civilian areas.

  • Additional District Development Commissioner Raj Kumar Thappa dies in Pakistani shelling in Rajouri, tweets J&K CM Omar Abdullah

  • Pakistan claims India targeted three airbases with missiles, drones: Pakistan early Saturday claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones. Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad at around 4 am that Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) airbases of Pakistan Air Force were targeted.
  • Rajouri, J&K | A civilian injured in a Pakistani attack was brought to the hospital for treatment, earlier today
  • Pakistani drone fragments recovered in Punjab’s Jalandhar after blast
  • J&K: Civilian areas in Jammu city suffer damages due to shelling by Pakistan.

  • Explosion-like sounds heard in Punjab’s Pathankot: Explosion-like sounds were heard in Pathankot district of Punjab early Saturday morning, amid the ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan.
  • Loud explosions are being heard in Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Blast sounds heard in Srinagar
  • The official media briefing has been postponed to a later time this morning.
  • Pakistan launched an attack on 26 locations last night. After that India has carried out a retaliatory action. Intermittent firing is going on along the LoC at many places, Sources were quoted as ANI.
  • Continuous explosions are audible in the Poonch area.
  • Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator. The decision, announced early Saturday, comes in view of the military conflict between India and Pakistan that continued unabated since India’s May 7 strikes on terror camps and Pakistan’s subsequent shelling of border areas.
  • IMF approves USD 1 billion loan for Pakistan: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the immediate disbursement of about USD 1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Faci­li­ty. In a statement, the Washington-based global lender said its Executive Board concluded the initial review of Pakistan’s economic reform programme under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. “This decision allows for an immediate disbursement of around USD 1 billion (SDR 760 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to about USD 2.1 billion (SDR 1.52 billion),” the agency said.

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