BSF seizes 21 packets of heroin, pistol in Ajnala

The Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence wing in Amritsar foiled a cross-border smuggling module and arrested four accused, recovering 27 kg of heroin, a sophisticated foreign-made .30 bore PX5 pistol and three cartridges, in what the police described as a breakthrough against narcotics and illegal arms smuggling.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Madhya Pradesh MLA Rameshwar Sharma on Wednesday launched a counter-offensive against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, defending his stance on cross-border counter-terror operations and strongly advocating for the nationwide rollout of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

Senior Punjab Congress leader and MLA Pargat Singh on Tuesday slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, alleging a political collusion with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while accusing the state machinery of turning Punjab into a "police state" to suppress dissent over an escalating narcotics crisis.

Following the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings that resulted in over 200 deaths, Dubey claimed the Congress Working Committee under Sonia Gandhi opted for negotiations over a robust military response.

Arvind Kejriwal, in a post on X, wrote, “When our government was formed in 2022, 80% of the drugs were coming from Pakistan. The “AAP” government gained control over drugs coming from Pakistan by installing an anti-drone system. Today, only 20% of the drugs come from Pakistan."