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Amid the soaring tension, all schools in six border districts of Punjab have been shut until further orders and the leaves of all the police personnel have been cancelled, officials said Thursday.

The schools were closed in Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran districts, they said.

The Tarn Taran Deputy Commissioner issued an order that all schools in the district will remain closed from May 8 till 11. In Ferozepur, the district authorities ordered closure of schools for next 72 hours till further orders, said officials.

In Amritsar, the district administration issued an order, forming a task force to prevent any hoarding or black marketing of essential items like food items, milk, dairy products, fodder and fuel.

-PTI