Markets shut in Pathankot after explosion-like sounds; air sirens ring out in Punjab districts
Markets shut in Pathankot after explosion-like sounds; air sirens ring out in Punjab districts
CHANDIGARH: (May 10) Pathankot in Punjab went into alert mode on Saturday after explosion-like sounds were heard in the border district, with the local authorities ordering closure of markets in the region as a precautionary measure.
After a night of bristling tension, people woke up to explosion-like sounds in Pathankot and Jalandhar districts, while air sirens rang out in Hoshiarpur, Amritsar and Ferozepur amid a sharp upturn in the military conflict between India and Pakistan.
Punjab shares a 532-km border with Pakistan.
