The Border Security Force has recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb sent through a drone has been recovered from the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Fazilka district, officials said.
Pakistan border crossing at Kharlachi in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was opened being closed for nine days following clashes between tribal communities near the border area
Security forces recovered arms, ammunition, and explosives during a joint operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday, the Army said.
"One BSF personnel sustained injuries in the firing from the Pakistan side. Troops are on high alert," stated the BSF, which guards the India-Pakistan border.
The protest has been going on for the last 11 days. As a result of this, several international tourists are stranded outside the customs office, waiting for clearance. Customs office operations have also been disrupted due to the protest, which has now expanded to the Karakoram Highway.
"The people of Hindustan would like to see their country take some steps to curb terrorism. There is no doubt that terrorism is on rise and trained people (terrorists) are coming here. May God save us from this trouble," Farooq told reporters here.
In a swift response to recent terror attacks, the government has ordered the relocation of over 2,000 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Odisha to the volatile Jammu and Kashmir region along the India-Pakistan border, sources said on Saturday.
Addressing the recent spike in deaths of soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, highlighted the significant progress made in counter-terrorism efforts while acknowledging the loss of brave soldiers.
Rai further said that the paramilitary force has become stronger under the leadership and inspiration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji and the guidance of Home Minister Amit Shah Ji.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized two drones and a substantial quantity of narcotics in two separate incidents near the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab's Tarn Taran district.
Acknowleding that drugs is entering via international border through Pakistan border, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjeev Arora on Saturday said that Punjab government has intensified crackdown to curb the drug menace in the state.
The Border Security Force handed over a Pakistani national who inadvertently crossed over the India-Pakistan border near Punjab's Amritsar, to the Pakistan Rangers, the BSF said on Saturday.