India, May 30 -- The states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan will conduct state-wide mock drills on Saturday as part of the nationwide exercise "Operation Shield," a development that comes days after a similar nationwide exercise was held on May 7 amid India-Pakistan tensions.

These drills follow the directive issued by the home ministry following the Pahalgam terror attack.

Earlier, the mock drills under Operation Shield were announced to be held in the states bordering Pakistan-Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana, along with the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. However, they were postponed due to administrative reasons.

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