Passengers stranded at Islamabad airport as flights to India cancelled

Long queues were seen at Islamabad International Airport in Pakistan's capital on Sunday, March 3, as international and domestic flights were cancelled due to tensions with India.

According to Press TV, passengers were stranded inside the airport, which serves the capital Islamabad and Rawalpindi, while flight companies were unable to resume flights from and to the neighbouring country.

A number of flights from Europe and West Asia due to fly over Pakistan airspace were also diverted.

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