Colleges Vacation Introduced In Ferozepur, Pathankot, Amritsar: Punjab On Excessive Alert After ‘Operation Sindoor’

Colleges Closed In Punjab: Within the wake of escalating tensions alongside the India-Pakistan border, authorities have ordered the closure of all colleges in a number of border districts of Punjab. The transfer comes simply hours after the Indian Armed Forces launched focused missile strikes early Wednesday on 9 terror camps positioned in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The navy motion was a direct response to the latest terror assault in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 Indian civilians. In response to official sources, the precision strikes hit key terror infrastructure, together with the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) headquarters in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) operational base in Muridke.

As a precautionary measure, colleges throughout 5 districts—Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, and Gurdaspur—had been closed on Wednesday. The Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner issued an official directive confirming the closure of all colleges within the district for the day. In Pathankot, native authorities have taken an much more cautious method by ordering colleges to stay shut for the subsequent 72 hours.

Officers confirmed that colleges have additionally been closed within the districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, and Fazilka. The navy motion, carried out underneath the codename ‘Operation Sindoor’, was launched two weeks after the tragic killing of 26 civilians in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.