CHANDIGARH: Villages along Punjab's border with Pakistan were put on high alert on Thursday after the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes+ on the LoC, official sources said.
Schools in the border belt were ordered closed following the escalation of tension+ along the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the sources said.
There were reports that the Punjab government, following directions from the union home ministry+ , could order evacuation of villages in a 10-km area along the border with Pakistan in Punjab.
Punjab shares a 553-km border with Pakistan that is manned by the para-military Border Security Force+ (BSF).
Being a frontier state, Punjab has seen most action in both the wars with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971.
Schools in the border belt were ordered closed following the escalation of tension+ along the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the sources said.
There were reports that the Punjab government, following directions from the union home ministry+ , could order evacuation of villages in a 10-km area along the border with Pakistan in Punjab.
Punjab shares a 553-km border with Pakistan that is manned by the para-military Border Security Force+ (BSF).
Being a frontier state, Punjab has seen most action in both the wars with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971.
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