Blackouts, sirens and blasts grip Punjab amid escalating India-Pakistan standoff

Explosions heard in Pathankot and Ferozepur; air raid alerts sounded as fears of wider conflict rise after India's Operation Sindoor strikes

PTI, 09.05.25 : A blackout was enforced in several areas of Punjab, including in Ferozepur, Pathankot, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur, on Friday evening amid a military standoff between India and Pakistan.

The sound of loud explosions was heard in Pathankot and Ferozepur districts. But there was no official confirmation on what caused the sounds. Official sources said air raid sirens were sounded in Ferozepur, Pathankot, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur districts.

India on Thursday night swiftly thwarted Pakistan's fresh attempts to strike military sites with drones and missiles, including in Jammu and Pathankot, after foiling similar bids at 15 places in northern and western regions of the country, as tensions soared between the two countries amid fears of a wider conflict.

The renewed attempts and intense shelling by the Pakistani forces on the Line of Control(LoC) and the International Border(IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan came after India on Thursday morning targeted Pakistani air defence systems at multiple cities with one in Lahore being "neutralised".

The Indian armed forces on Wednesday carried out precise missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan under 'Operation Sindoor'.

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