Explosions heard in Poonch, Rajouri, Akhnoor and Udhampur as India-Pakistan tensions escalate

Explosions heard in Poonch, Rajouri, Akhnoor and Udhampur as India-Pakistan tensions escalate

Explosions were heard across several places, including Poonch, Rajouri, Akhnoor, Udhampur and Pathankot, on Saturday morning, ANI reported. Visuals that surfaced online showed smoke rising from the explosion sites.

As per reports, Pakistan attacked 26 locations in India last night and Inida was able to intercept all of them. In the latest development, Pakistan launched the Fateh missile directed at Delhi on Saturday morning. However, it was intercepted in Haryana's Sirsa.

After Pakistan attempted attacks at various locations in India on the intervening night of May 9 and 10, India launched retaliatory strikes on several air bases in Pakistan, destroying Pakistan's defence infrastructure.

#WATCH | Loud explosions are being heard in Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir.

(Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/VkjzgY8jYc ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2025

A complete blackout was ordered for the Jammu region on Saturday morning, in view of attacks being carried out by Pakistan in the area. Similarly, Jalandhar also saw a complete blackout after drones were spotted in the skies above the city.

#WATCH | Jalandhar, Punjab: "A red coloured flash came above our house and there was a huge explosion. We got scared. Everything was dark. We came out of our houses after a short while and saw that the water tank above our houses and our neighbours' houses had exploded. There was pic.twitter.com/6jiANrB2e0 ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2025

ANI reported that parts of a Pakistani drone were recovered after a blast in Kanganiwal village in Rural Jalandhar. A woman from Jalandhar, while speaking to ANI, said, "A red coloured flash came above our house and there was a huge explosion. We got scared. Everything was dark. We came out of our houses after a short while and saw that the water tank above our houses and our neighbours' houses had exploded. There was a blackout at that time, and all the lights were off."