Eastern Air Command Chief Meets Assam CM Amid India-Pakistan Tensions

GUWAHATI: Amid soaring India-Pakistan military conflict, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal Surat Singh, met with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, May 9.

Taking to X, the chief minister's office (CMO) posted, "Air Marshal Surat Singh, AOC-in-C of Eastern Air Command @IAF_MCC, paid a courtesy visit to HCM Dr. @himantabiswa at Lok Sewa Bhawan today." "They engaged in discussions on matters of importance," the CMO added.

The visit assumes importance given the ongoing hostilities between the militaries of the two countries following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor launched by India and subsequent attacks by Pakistan.

Earlier today, thirty-two airports across the northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed to civilian flight operations until May 15.

The decision, announced early today, May 10, comes in view of the military conflict between India and Pakistan that has continued unabated since India's May 7 strikes on terror camps and Pakistan's subsequent shelling of border areas.

Meanwhile, Indian-Pakistani tensions shot up overnight as India struck three of the most important Pakistani airbases—Nur Khan in Rawalpindi, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Jhang—with airstrikes.

The move came hours after Pakistan's military spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, went on record making a public declaration during a news briefing early yesterday morning.

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