India-Pakistan Tensions LIVE: Drones intercepted In Jammu, Samba, Pathankot, complete blackout in Srinagar, Jaisalmer

India-Pakistan Tensions LIVE: Jammu city plunged into darkness on Friday after blasts were heard in the region and alarms sounded, officials said. The terror state Pakistan also started shelling along the border districts of Jammu and Kashmir in Uri, Kupwara and Poonch, as tensions between India and Pakistan continue to escalate. The blasts come amid ongoing shelling by Pakistan following India’s strike on terror hideouts in the country earlier this week as part of Operation Sindoor. “Intermittent sounds of blasts, probably heavy artillery, can now be heard from where I am,” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a post on X. Earlier in the evening, foreign secretary Vikram Misri addressed the May 8 attacks by Pakistan on multiple locations in India, stating that the provocative actions by Pakistan were aimed at both Indian cities and civilian infrastructure, as well as military establishments.

India-Pakistan Tensions LIVE:

  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today reviewed the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) lending program ($1 billion) and also considered a fresh Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) lending program ($1.3 billion) for Pakistan. As an active and responsible member country,
  • Explosions heard in Amritsar, drone attack by Pakistan foiled
  • External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi
  • Explosions heard in Samba as India’s air defence intercepts Pakistani drones amid blackout.
  • A complete blackout has been enforced in Akhnoor of Jammu Division, and sirens were also heard.

 

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