Peshawar airport reopens

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The Peshawar airport has been reopened with the prime minister’s approval, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said on Thursday. Talking to a private TV channel, he said the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had been directed to reopen the airport for flight operations. The airport had been closed for all air traffic on Wednesday due to the volatile law and order situation in the province and all Peshawar-bound flights were re-routed to Islamabad. Taliban had threatened to attack passenger planes, prompting officials to close the airport.