New Delhi, May 8 -- Will hit back if Pak strikes, says Defence Minister

A day after India launched precision missile strikes targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, border states Rajasthan and Punjab have gone into high alert.

In Rajasthan, which shares a 1,037-km-long international border with Pakistan, authorities have sealed the entire stretch. The Border Security Force (BSF) has been granted shoot-on-sight orders in case of any suspicious activity. Civilian movement near the border has been restricted to only residents of the area.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) remains on high alert, with air operations suspended from Jodhpur, Kishangarh and Bikaner...