A notification from the PAA spokesperson said the airspace remains closed for all types of traffic.

Rubio placed telephone calls to the rivals' top diplomats and, for the first known time since the conflict erupted

A statement by a foreign ministry spokesperson said

All flights will remain cancelled until 5:29am on May 15 due to temporary airport closures

Attacks are also continuing on other targets in India.

Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalated this week

Locked in a longstanding dispute over Kashmir, the two countries have engaged in daily clashes since Wednesday

The South Asian countries have exchanged fire since Wednesday

The G7 group of nations on Friday called for "immediate de-escalation" and "maximum restraint" in the conflict between India and Pakistan, as the nuclear-armed neighbors spiraled toward full-blown war

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, speaking to reporters at a briefing, reiterated that US President Donald Trump wants to see the conflict de-escalate

Authorities warn against price gouging, stockpiling

Indian army says it repelled Pakistan drones

India today accused Pakistan of endangering civilian lives by keeping its airspace open during drone and missile attacks on multiple Indian cities, allegedly using commercial flights as a shield against counter-strikes

"We will not de-escalate -- with the damages India did on our side, they should take a hit," Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told media at a briefing

India said "the threat was neutralised ... with kinetic and non-kinetic means"

Blackouts enforced in border districts

India and Pakistan yesterday accused each other of carrying out waves of attacks using drones and missiles, as deadly confrontations between the nuclear-armed foes raised the fear of escalation.

The violent crisis between India and Pakistan is exactly the kind of international emergency that would once have prompted a full-on US diplomatic drive to cool tempers and head off a wider war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged de-escalation and expressed support for direct dialogue in separate calls with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said

Devi, a daily labourer, had recently come along with 15 relatives from Bihar, one of India's poorest regions, for employment in the village of Akhnoor near Jammu, in the Indian-administered part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir