A day after India launched precision missile strikes targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, border states Rajasthan and Punjab remain on high alert. The strikes, dubbed Operation Sindoor, were conducted in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 civilian lives. India has clarified that the 24 targeted strikes aimed solely at terror training camps operated by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, avoiding any Pakistani military installation.

In Rajasthan, which shares a 1,037-km border with Pakistan, security has been tightened. The border is sealed, and the Border Security Force (BSF) has been given shoot-on-sight orders for any suspicious movement. Non-residents are barred from border areas, and schools in districts like Bikaner, Barmer, Jaisalmer, and Sri Ganganagar have been closed. Flight operations from Jodhpur, Bikaner, and Kishangarh airports are suspended until May 9, while Sukhoi-30 MKI jets continue aerial patrols from Ganganagar to the Rann of Kutch. Blackout orders from midnight to 4 a.m. are in place in parts of Rajasthan to hinder enemy aircraft targeting.

Evacuation protocols have been readied in border villages, and anti-drone systems are active. All leaves for police and railway personnel have been cancelled. Punjab, too, has heightened security. Public gatherings have been restricted, and all police leaves revoked. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has suspended all official events in view of the escalating tension.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reiterated that India’s strikes were "measured, proportionate, and non-escalatory," focused solely on dismantling imminent terror threats. He emphasized India's right to self-defence under international law.

However, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the strikes as an "act of war" and vowed retaliation, raising concerns of further escalation along the tense border. India, meanwhile, maintains that its intent was purely defensive.

A day after India launched precision missile strikes targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, border states Rajasthan and Punjab remain on high alert. The strikes, dubbed Operation Sindoor, were conducted in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 civilian lives. India has clarified that the 24 targeted strikes aimed solely at terror training camps operated by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, avoiding any Pakistani military installation.

In Rajasthan, which shares a 1,037-km border with Pakistan, security has been tightened. The border is sealed, and the Border Security Force (BSF) has been given shoot-on-sight orders for any suspicious movement. Non-residents are barred from border areas, and schools in districts like Bikaner, Barmer, Jaisalmer, and Sri Ganganagar have been closed. Flight operations from Jodhpur, Bikaner, and Kishangarh airports are suspended until May 9, while Sukhoi-30 MKI jets continue aerial patrols from Ganganagar to the Rann of Kutch. Blackout orders from midnight to 4 a.m. are in place in parts of Rajasthan to hinder enemy aircraft targeting.

Evacuation protocols have been readied in border villages, and anti-drone systems are active. All leaves for police and railway personnel have been cancelled. Punjab, too, has heightened security. Public gatherings have been restricted, and all police leaves revoked. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has suspended all official events in view of the escalating tension.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reiterated that India’s strikes were "measured, proportionate, and non-escalatory," focused solely on dismantling imminent terror threats. He emphasized India's right to self-defence under international law.

However, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the strikes as an "act of war" and vowed retaliation, raising concerns of further escalation along the tense border. India, meanwhile, maintains that its intent was purely defensive.