In a statement, BSF said, "On Friday at about 02:28 am, BSF troops deployed along the Indo-Pakistan border in the area of Metla in the Gurdaspur sector of Punjab detected a drone infiltrating into Indian territory from Pakistan side, and subsequently fired upon the rogue drone."
"Last night BSF Soldiers found the drone activity on the international border at the Rear Kakkar area. As soon as the BSF discovered the drone activity, BSF soldiers shot down the drone. After searching it, BSF found one Pakistani drone along with 5kg heroin," BSF Commandant Ghansham Dass sa
On Wednesday, during night hours, Border Security Force (BSF) troops suspected a drone activity at the Indo-Pak border near the Mumbeke village of Fazilka district in Punjab. The troops intercepted the drone by firing and recovered 2.622 Kilograms of heroin.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday recovered another Pakistani drone with a consignment of approximately 1 kg of Heroin near the International Border (IB) in Punjab's Gurdaspur sector.
According to the BSF, they recovered three 3 packets, containing 7.5 kgs of suspected heroin, a pistol, two magazines and 50 rounds of 9 mm ammunition.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down a drone entering from Pakistan into Indian territory in the Ferozepur district in Punjab, the force said on Wednesday.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 16 (ANI): Another drone that entered Indian territory from the Pakistan side has been shot down by alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Sunday late evening.
Sindh [Pakistan], September 15 (ANI): Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Punjab government for seizing flour trucks of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) at the Sindh-Punjab border.
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The number of drones being sighted in Punjab, coming from Pakistan has seen a significant rise this year as compared to the Jammu sector.
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The timely intervention of the Border Security Force has resulted in preventing illegal arms to get into the hands of anti-national elements, as the BSF recovered a cache of assault weapons at the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, said the officials on Tue
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF), since the widening of its jurisdiction in Punjab, has achieved success in "curbing the smuggling of drugs" on the borders of the state, seizing Pakistani drones containing contraband items, and arms and ammunition, said Minis
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister-designate Bhagwant Mann on Monday made light of the claims of the Opposition parties that the Aam Aadmi Party lacked the experience to govern the border state Punjab.