
‘Invoke emergency powers under civil defence rules’: MHA to all states, UTs as India-Pakistan tensions rise | India News
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Friday asked all states and Union territories to invoke civil defence measures under the Civil Defence Act and Rules of 1968 as India-Pakistan tensions escalate. Calls to reinforce civil defence preparedness have intensified following a major security incident along the India-Pakistan border. “In the current hostile attack…