Operation Sindoor: Omar Abdullah heads to Jammu, border states heighten vigil as India foils Pak's escalation bid

Security has been heightened in border states as Indian troops successfully thwarted Pakistan's attempts to target military establishments in India on Thursday night. Various states have cancelled leave for personnel in emergency services and have intensified security measures.

 

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is en route to Jammu to assess the situation after Indian forces intercepted several drones and missiles that were fired by Pakistan along the International Border and thwarted its attempts to target military stations at Jammu, Pathankot & Udhampur. "Driving to Jammu now to take stock of the situation after last night’s failed Pakistani drone attack directed at Jammu city & other parts of the division," Abdullah tweeted.

 

Meanwhile, the Amritsar administration advised the public to stay indoors on Friday. "All citizens are requested to stay indoors and away from the windows and keep lights turned off and the window curtains drawn. There is no need to panic, a siren will blow now and we will pass the message again once it is clear. Our armed forces are on the job, and we need to support them by staying indoors. There is no need to panic," the Amritsar DPRO said.

 

The situation in border areas worsened after Pakistan launched several missiles and drones targeting India's military establishments on Thursday night. Pakistan's move comes a day after India thwarted a similar move by the neighbouring nation in the intervening night of May 7-8. Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India, including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. They were neutralised by air defence systems, the Centre said on Thursday.

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