Pahalgam Terror Attack Aftermath: Several Indian likely states to conduct mock self-defence drill on May 7

Rising India-Pakistan (Indo-Pak) Tensions Latest Update: The Narendra Modi 3.0 government on Monday directed several states to conduct a mock self-defence drill on Wednesday, May 7, sources told Zee Business. The drills will be focused on effective civil defence, they said. The news comes in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that left 26 people dead. Condemning the cowardly act by terrorists, New Delhi has already suspended a crucial water treaty that supplies water to four-fifths of Pakistani agricultural lands. 

The central government issued guidelines regarding the mock drill to states, according to the sources. 

The measures being planned include operationalisation of air raid warning sirens and training of civilians and students to protect themselves in teh event of a hostile attack, said the sources. 

Additionally, crash black out measures, early camouflaging of vital plants and instalations, and updation of evacuation plan and related rehearsals are also likely to be part of the drill, they added. 

Meanwhile, Pakistan was learnt to have carried out a second missile test in three days on Monday after stating that it was preparing for an incursion by India.

India has categorically accused Pakistan of involvement in the April 22 terror attack, which marks the worst such assault on civilians in India in nearly two decades. Islamabad has denied the allegations.