India’s air defence system intercepts Pakistani drones amid blackout after India-Pakistan ceasefire announcement, in Udhampur on Saturday.
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Quickly after the cessation of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was introduced on Saturday (Might 10, 2025) night, cross-border firing from Pakistan was reported at a number of places alongside the Jammu border, a Border Safety Pressure (BSF) official stated. “There was heavy firing until 7.30 p.m., commensurate response was being given,” stated the official.

Earlier, amid studies of Pakistani troops transferring nearer to the western border, BSF fortified its presence and the Military put its armoured items within the ahead areas of Rajasthan on excessive alert, a senior authorities official instructed The Hindu.

Observe India-Pakistan ceasefire updates on May 10

One other BSF official stated that the formations had not obtained any instruction to scale down the deployment after the cessation of navy operations was introduced round 6 p.m. on Saturday and the border guarding pressure will probably be on excessive alert significantly in Punjab and Jammu.

Earlier within the day, Wg Cdr Vyomika Singh stated that Pakistan navy has been noticed to be transferring their troops into ahead areas including, “Indian armed forces stay in a excessive state of operational readiness. All hostile actions have been successfully countered and responded appropriately.”

BSF stated on Saturday that it had destroyed a terrorist launchpad in Pakistan’s Sialkot. “The terrorist launch pad at Looni, District Sialkot reverse Akhnoor space was fully destroyed by the BSF,” it stated in an announcement.

The BSF stated that from 9 p.m. on Friday, Pakistan opened fireplace on BSF posts alongside Jammu border with none provocation. “BSF is responding in commensurate method inflicting widespread harm to belongings of Pakistan Rangers,” it stated. Not less than eight BSF personnel had been injured because of mortars fired from Pakistan. Sub Inspector Md Imteyaz who was injured within the firing on Thursday within the RS Pura sector in Jammu died on Saturday night.

A senior BSF official stated most vigil was being maintained on the border, significantly the Samba-Kathua sector in Jammu the place a day in the past seven terrorists were killed whereas they tried to infiltrate the nation. Earlier than Operation Sindoor commenced, the BSF had put in place extra safety measures alongside the Jammu border to thwart infiltration from Pakistan.

“Prior to now six months, on a stretch of 30-35 km, we dug trenches that had been 15-20 toes deep adopted by a mound. Earlier we had detected tunnels alongside this border which may have been used to sneak into the nation. Aside from this, surveillance instruments are getting used to safe the border,” stated the official.

The Gujarat Authorities stated on Saturday that district administrations had been requested to make their village evacuation plans extra complete so that folks residing in villages near the Pakistan border could be relocated to secure locations if essential.

In Barmer and Rajasthan, folks had been requested to remain indoors and markets and business institutions had been shut down.

On Saturday, the Directorate of Civil Defence beneath the Ministry of Residence Affairs (MHA) suggested media channels to chorus from utilizing Civil Defence Air Raid Sirens sounds of their packages aside from for educating the neighborhood.

“The routine use of sirens might doubtless cut back the sensitivity of civilians in direction of the Air Raid Sirens and civilians might misunderstand it as routine matter, utilized by the media channels, throughout the precise air raids,” the communication stated.

In the meantime, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issued an order briefly extending the position of the Central Industrial Safety Pressure (CISF) and the Aviation Safety Group (ASG) to supply extra safety cowl to cargo operations and on the In-line Maintain Baggage Screening System (ILHBSS).

The association, efficient Might 9 -Might 18, is a direct response to the latest terrorist assault in Pahalgam and the next safety situation within the nation, the CISF stated in an announcement. The enhancement of CISF’s mandate is crucial to bolster safety preparations in any respect civil airports.

“CISF has responded instantly and resumed oversight over cargo and baggage operations. CISF will oversee operations and the safety employees of airport operators for ILHBSS. The directives additionally authorize CISF personnel to carry out random checks and oversee entry management to those crucial services. All of the airports beneath cowl of CISF have already applied the brand new strengthened system,” the CISF stated.

Previous to this, the CISF’s deployment didn’t explicitly lengthen to the direct safety and screening of cargo operations and the In-line Maintain Baggage Screening System.