Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and Punjab being the bordering state, Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner (DC) Himanshu Jain on Thursday announced the closure of all schools in the district. All schools in the Ludhiana district will remain closed for the next two days starting from tomorrow. It means, Ludhiana schools will remain closed on May 9 and May 10. Interestingly, May 10 is Sunday, hence, school will also be remain closed on May 11. Therefore, it can be said that schools in Ludhiana will remain closed for the next 3 days starting from May 9, 2025.
The announcement of school holidays came after India thwarted Pakistan missile and drone attacks that targeted multiple key locations of Punjab, including Ludhiana. On the night of 07-08 May 2025, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks.