A blackout drill was carried out in Ferozepur Cantonment amid rising India-Pakistan tensions to check emergency preparedness following the Pahalgam terror assault.
Within the wake of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the latest terrorist assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, a full-scale blackout drill was carried out on Sunday evening on the Ferozepur Cantonment in Punjab. The train, held from 9:00 PM to 9:30 PM, was carried out below the directive of the Station Commander and the President of the Cantonment Board to check emergency preparedness.
The mock blackout was applied throughout your complete Cantonment space, with residents instructed to make sure whole darkness — together with turning off inverters, mills, or any exterior gentle sources. Safety officers made prior bulletins by way of loudspeakers, requesting public cooperation and application.
Gurjant Singh, Station Home Officer (SHO) of the Ferozepur Cantonment Police Station, confirmed that the drill proceeded as deliberate. “All lights had been switched off from 9 to 9:30 PM as per senior officers’ orders. Automobiles with headlights on had been requested to modify them off. Police stay totally alert, and deployment has been made in any respect main junctions,” he mentioned.
The blackout train comes amid rising nationwide safety considerations after a devastating terrorist assault on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the place 26 individuals misplaced their lives. The assault, allegedly orchestrated by Pakistan-based militant teams, has triggered severe diplomatic and army responses from New Delhi.
In response to the assault, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level assembly with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Workers Basic Anil Chauhan, and the chiefs of the Military, Navy, and Air Power. Following the discussions, the armed forces got full operational freedom to answer the fear strike as they noticed match.
Sources point out that India has initiated a number of strategic and diplomatic steps towards Pakistan, together with suspension of visas, closure of borders, commerce restrictions, airspace bans, and the momentary suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. Diplomatic workers on each side have additionally been scaled down.
Although officers haven’t confirmed any quick army response, hypothesis continues to construct concerning the potential for a focused operation, much like India’s earlier actions in response to cross-border terrorism.
The blackout drill in Ferozepur is being seen as part of bigger nationwide safety measures to reinforce preparedness and resilience within the occasion of additional escalation.
(ANI inputs)