Amid India-Pakistan stress, 30-minute blackout drill held at Ferozepur Cantonment 

Ferozepur Cantonment carried out a 30-minute blackout rehearsal amid mounting tensions between India and Pakistan, in Ferozepur on Might 4, 2025.
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A 30-minute blackout rehearsal was carried out on the Ferozepur Cantonment space in Punjab on Sunday (Might 4, 2025) night amid heightened stress between India and Pakistan following the April 22 terror assault in Pahalgam.

The blackout drill was carried on the border city out from 9 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., officers mentioned.

All lights had been turned off within the space after a siren went off at 9 p.m., they mentioned.

Earlier, the Ferozepur Cantonment Board wrote to Deputy Commissioner Deepshikha Sharma about finishing up the blackout drill.

“You might be requested to make sure ample safety preparations throughout this era, given the entire blackout. This rehearsal goals to make sure preparedness and effectiveness in implementing blackout procedures throughout prevailing battle threats. Your help and cooperation are essential in making this train profitable,” the letter mentioned.

Ms. Sharma mentioned in a press release that the blackout was a part of a routine preparedness train.

“Electrical energy provide within the cantonment space can be shut from 9 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. There isn’t a have to panic. The administration is totally alert and able to reply if required,” she mentioned.

DIG Harmanbir Gill, in the meantime, mentioned police are intently monitoring all anti-social parts, recognized offenders and smugglers within the space.

Vigilance has been ramped up on the toll obstacles to trace car motion whereas social media actions are additionally underneath surveillance, the DIG mentioned.

The Border Safety Power (BSF) has intensified patrolling alongside the worldwide border whereas Punjab Police has arrange checkpoints in any respect strategic places as a precautionary measure.