IAF airlifts 170 stranded passengers in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: Nearly 170 stranded passengers were airlifted between Kargil and the twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu by Indian Air Force (IAF), an official spokesman said on Wednesday.

"As many as 169 stranded passengers were airlifted between Kargil, Srinagar and Jammu in AN-32 Kargil Courier," the spokesman said.

He said while 21 passengers were airlifted from Jammu to Kargil, 38 from Kargil to Srinagar, 33 from Srinagar to Kargil and 39 from Kargil to Jammu.

The spokesman added that 38 passengers were airlifted from Kargil to Jammu on Tuesday.