- Elections were held in the state of Punjab while border infiltration and drug issues persist between India and Pakistan.
- Border security challenges are being reported in Punjab, involving high volumes of drug incursions and drone smuggling from across the border.
Foreign insurgents are operating from Pakistan, posing threats to civic infrastructure in border towns of Punjab, including Gurdaspur and Batala.
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Updated Aug 1
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Foreign insurgents are operating from Pakistan, posing threats to civic infrastructure in border towns of Punjab, including Gurdaspur and Batala.
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Border security challenges are being reported in Punjab, involving high volumes of drug incursions and drone smuggling from across the border.Also in this story
- Joint operations were conducted by the Narcotics Control Bureau in the Jammu division across states.
- Cross-border drug smuggling flows through the district of Amritsar, highlighting the border security challenges between India and Pakistan.
- Plots involving handlers based in Portugal and Germany were initiated in the Punjab/Pakistan region.
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