Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called a meeting to take stock of internal security and will evaluate the advisories issued by the Indian government amid escalating tensions with Pakistan.
Amid escalations between India and Pakistan, Defence Minister of Pakistan, Khwaja Asif said that nuclear option is not on the table, but if a situation arises, the "watchers" would also be affected.
As Pakistan continued its aggression targeting even civilian infrastructure, fragments of a projectile were retrieved from Rajasthan's Jaisalmer on Saturday. Security personnel are at the spot.
The US is intensifying its efforts to bring in de-escalation between the rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday and reiterated the call to "re-establish direct communication" between India and P
Earlier this morning, fragments and debris of unidentified projectiles were recovered by the locals in Rajasthan's Barmer in the wake of Pakistan's blatant drone attacks against civilians across several locations in India.
As the tension between India and Pakistan continued to escalate, Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that the country's armed forces are capable of giving a fitting reply to the neighbouring country.
Pakistan Army on Saturday continued to target civilian areas in the Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir by conducting heavy shelling. Houses, water tanks, and other civil infrastructure suffered heavy damage in the attack.
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Army Chief of Pakistani Army, General Asim Munir held a conversation on Friday (US local time), as noted by the US Department of State.
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, parts of a suspected projectile were recovered on Saturday in Jammu's Bishnah area and Rajasthan's Barmer, as Pakistan reportedly targeted civilian zones.
As Pakistan attacked multiple locations in India, parts of a drone were recovered after a blast in Kanganiwal village in rural Jalandhar of Punjab on Saturday.
The border security agencies of both the countries are in close coordination to prevent any security lapses that might bring dire consequences for both the countries.
Pakistan's provocative and escalatory actions on Thursday night were targeted at Indian cities and civilian infrastructure in addition to some military targets and the Indian Armed Forces responded "proportionately, adequately, and responsibly", Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Friday.