New Delhi, May 6 -- Amid escalating tensions with Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, the Union Home Ministry has asked all states to conduct mock drills in view of the "new and complex threats" that have emerged lately. The mock drills across the country will be conducted on Wednesday, May 7.

The civil defence exercise and rehearsal will be conducted across the 244 categorised civil defence districts, up to the village level, in India to assess and enhance the readiness of the civil defence mechanisms.

Tensions have risen between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. Since the attack, the Indian government has pledged a strong and effective resp...