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The situation is under close and constant watch & prompt action is being taken wherever necessary,
the Ministry added
There is panic around city. We heard at least four to five explosions early in the morning,
Yasmeen Akthar, resident of Rajbagh saidThis is a provocation of the highest order,
Sharif said
We really wanted to stay but the loud sounds, sirens, and blackouts are giving us sleepless nights. Our families back home are worried for us so we have booked a cab and are leaving,
said a British national who did not want to be named
Drones have been sighted ... They are being engaged,
said an Indian military official who asked not to be named
India has killed the brutal terrorist assassin Abdul Rauf Azhar, whose psychopathic beheading of Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002 we all remember,
said former US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad
Pakistan has made very clear that it will use nuclear weapons to prevent a full-scale Indian invasion of its territory, and the potential for uncontrollable escalation is part of what makes every crisis between India and Pakistan particularly dangerous."
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Intermittent sounds of blasts, probably heavy artillery, can now be heard from where I am
Indian-run Kashmir's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on X ... in JammuDrones have been sighted in Jammu, Samba" in Indian-administered Kashmir and in Pathankot in the neighbouring state of Punjab
One Indian military official saidSo, at a time, place, and method of our choosing, we will do whatever we will do. We are not beholden to anyone else but the people of Pakistan.”
Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Pakistani army’s chief spokesman, saidIf they aggravate this then if a chance of war arises in which there is a sign of nuclear option being used on both sides, then the responsibility for that will be on India.”
The Pakistani Defence Minister also issued a chilling nuclear warning
I don’t need to remind the audience where bin Laden was found.”
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said
I promise that we will take revenge for every drop of blood of these victims.”
Following India's military strike deep inside Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed revenge, sayingThe US Secretary of State, flying into India and Pakistan, would carry out shuttle diplomacy between the two."
He saidIt’s my earnest appeal to everyone in & around Jammu please stay off the streets, stay at home or at the nearest place you can comfortably stay at for the next few hours. Ignore rumours, don’t spread unsubstantiated or unverified stories & we will get through this together."
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah postsBlackout in Jammu now. Sirens can be heard across the city.”
He also posted an image of the city plunged into darkness, captioning itIn view of the impending situation, no leave of any kind, including station leave, is to be granted to any officer except on medical grounds, till further orders. Further, the already sanctioned leave, if any, stands cancelled and the officers who are on leave are directed to resume their duties immediately."
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ordered cancellation of all leaves statingFurther updates regarding the new schedule and venues of the tournament will be announced in due course after a comprehensive assessment of the situation in consultation with relevant authorities and stakeholders,
according to the BCCI
The PCB has always stood by the position that politics and sports need to be kept apart,
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also interior minister in the Pakistan government, said in a statement announcing the moveWe protest this blatant censorship at a critical time for India when sane, truthful, fair and rational voices and sources of news and information are among the biggest assets that India has. We are taking all necessary steps to challenge this arbitrary and inexplicable move."
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