Srinagar, May 8 -- A total of 46 domestic departures, 33 arrivals, 5 international departures, and 6 international arrivals were cancelled in Delhi alone, according to an airport source. India's largest carrier IndiGo has grounded 165 flights until Saturday morning, sending its shares down 1.1%. Other airlines, including Air India, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air, also reported cancellations.

Indian armed forces struck nine sites in Pakistan and PoK on Wednesday, prompting Pakistan to claim it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in retaliation. While India stated it had targeted "terrorist infrastructure," Pakistan rejected the existence of such camps and condemned the attacks as dangerous escalations thatriskcivilian lives.

The airstrikes a...