Hello,

This may be a little early. These are merely saturation drone attacks. We will know in some days/hours whether this will escalate or not. There seems to be all the possibility that things will cool down in some time. However, in case it escalates, this is a small list of items everyone and every household should be ready with:

1. Dry ration for 7-10 days
2. Potable water for 3 days
3. First aid box
4. 5 kg fire extinguisher (abt Rs 1800-2000)
5. Close gas cylinder regulator when not in use
6. Essential medicines
7. Fuel in vehicle
8. Mobiles charged
9. Some Cash in hand
10. All imp IDs in pocket when going out
11. Black paper for windows if blackout is needed
12. Phone numbers of emergency services (fire, police, ambulance etc)
13. Balcony, Stair fights, Lift/elevators - avoid. Most unsafe.
14. Try to avoid going out unnecessarily

Take care. Dont spread any panic or mis-information.

Nikhil

Don't think of this is an action movie. Screen ke samne chaay coffee leke excite hone ke liye this is not entertainment.

This is serious. It leads to loss of life. Entire border from Kashmir till Kutchh is live. All border districts are blacked out. There is news of Indian counter drone attacks on various Pakistan cities as well.

I know most of us will not sleep tonight. Try to take some rest.

Nikhil

All this news from Karachi, Lahore, Faislabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Sargodha, Quetta, Lahore, Peshawar, Abbotabad.... I dont know what is true or not but a lot of news coming.

Has Quetta really fallen to BLA? Are there really serial blasts in Lahore? Is Karachi really attacked? Has Indian navy really been activated? Are we going for naval blockade of Pakistan? Imran supporters really protesting? Lots of confusing news coming in.

Indian media is not reporting pakistani developments fast enough. And Pakistani media is eerily silent, not reporting things like this. World media like BBC is more interested in Pope election and UK-US trade deals.

One thing is certain. All three of our services are in action.
"Not an eye for an eye. Not a tooth for a tooth. For an eye, two eyes. For tooth, a whole jaw." - Arun Shourie.

What a video.

Aisi aisi khabare aa rahi hai ki lag raha hai kahi sapne mein to nahi. It might be little too early to believe in this. It might not have happened at all... but here goes this bizarre update:

- Mir Yar Baloch (known Baloch writer) claims Balochistan's independence from Pakistan
- He urges India to allow a Baloch embassy in New Delhi
- Calls for UN peacekeepers and Pakistani army withdrawal from Balochistan

My understanding of news scenario:

On Indian side, there is tightlip control. Only official communication. But they are not revealing much. MEA has got handle on this and even InB don't know much. Ministers are also not allowed to speak.

Indian private media me there is least credibility. Still Shiv Aroor for war updates and Sidhant Sibal for diplomatic. They have got some credibility. But even they are not speaking without much confirmation.

Local people sharing videos on tweeter. But that doesn't tell the whole picture.

Pakistani media: following Geo TV, Samaa TV, Dunya TV and Ary TV. They are not telling much. But their various people in establishment are loud mouth. They are speaking random things.

Internationally, BBC is least commenting. Its occupied more with Pope election. CNN and Sky News have emerged as somewhat credible and are reporting about it.Reuters publishing some news. Al Jazeera totally Pakistani line. But by and large, in absence of local sources speaking, they don't have much to report.

All and all credible news is scarce. India is not speaking much while Pakistan is speaking too much.

This is totally new kind of information warfare. I was up entire night and trying to get some news. From officers posted in various states, from PIB/InB/MEA people, from students in border states or from sources in Military BRO etc. None knows what's happening beyond local visuals of massive drone attacks from Pakistan being succesfully stalled by India.

All news of Karachi blast, movement of Indian navy near Karachi, BLA capturing Quetta, Imran protesters being aggressive, Asif Munir being jailed, Shahbaz going to Dubai and Tanks movement in Jaisalmer are either unconfirmed or confirmed to be false.

Samba/Uri sector infiltration failure is confirmed. Most focus of drone attack was from Kashmir to Rajathan, and mostly in Jammu region. But a couple of drones fell in Kutchh also. Indian jets down is being confirmed internationally by Americans, not India. Pakistani jets down is still to be confirmed.

Today second half we will have MEA's third PC. Lets wait for the official word.

Nikhil

One more observation:

Till 2000s, we always used to hear that Pakistani diplomacy was better than ours.

They were able to get support from the west even after lying a lot. They were also succesful in creating general anti India opinion in western media and academia. Pakistani elites coming from feudal background also had long cultivated personal relations with western establishment. Our people used to face some difficulty. It used to be difficult for us to protect our interest.

But things seem to have changed. By and large our diplomacy seems much better, more polished and professional today. In public as well as behind the doors.

Follow western media if you are interested in these developments.

Nikhil

Just found out.

Colonel Sophia Qureshi is the 4th generation armyperson from her family. Her father, grand father and great grand father all served in Indian army.

It started again tonight. Jammu region is blacked out. Sirens in Srinagar.

Pak drones have been sighted in Jammu, Samba & Pathankot. They are being engaged, says the Army.

Take care. Also, take non sense news channels in India with pinch of salt.

CM is also reporting now.

A student, who is from Akhnoor, has just shared this.

It is spreading to some parts of Punjab. But news about many locations is unconfirmed.

AIIMS Vijaypur.