Sep 30, 2016: Indian Army and IAF on high alert in Punjab. The Indian Army, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) had been placed on excessive alert in Punjab and neighbouring states to counter any escalation of the state of affairs following the surgical strike throughout the Line of Control (LoC), sources stated on Friday.
Indian Army and IAF on high alert in Punjab.
Military convoys, carrying artillery weapons, could possibly be seen shifting in direction of the border belt in Punjab on Thursday and Friday in preparation of thwarting any transfer from Pakistan to retaliate the LoC strike.
The IAF has been placed on excessive alert with ahead air bases on the western entrance in full preparedness. The IAF bases within the area embrace Halwara and Adampur (each in Punjab), Ambala (in Haryana) and Hindon (close to Delhi) as Indian Army and IAF on high alert in Punjab.
Air Drive fighter jets carried out sorties over some components of Punjab as a safety measure.
The International Border (IB) within the Punjab frontier is manned by the BSF which is on most alert following the most recent developments on the LoC when Indian Army and IAF on high alert in Punjab.
Army models had been additionally on excessive alert in Punjab. The military presence in Punjab is substantial, unfold in Mamoon cantonment close to Pathankot, the 11 Corps primarily based in Jalandhar, the 10 Corps in Bathinda in southwest Punjab and military models in Ferozepur, Amritsar and different locations as Indian Army and IAF on high alert in Punjab.
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