Chandigarh, May 7 -- Preparations have been made for mock drills at 20 places in Punjab on Wednesday as the Union Home Ministry on Monday asked all states to conduct mock drills in view of "new and complex threats" that have emerged amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said mock drills will be carried out at 20 places in the state on Wednesday, including Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Patiala, Pathankot, Barnala and Mohali.Preparations are almost complete for conducting the mock drill, he added.
Cheema said the directions of the Home Ministry will be followed during the mock drill exercise.The objective of...