India Pakistan Border

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Bikaner on May 25 and 26. The visit focuses on increasing drone smuggling of narcotics and weapons from Pakistan. Shah will inspect border outposts and hold high-level meetings with officials. This visit is crucial for national security and border management. Preparations are underway across five border districts.

Pakistan has made a bizarre claim of hitting two non-existent airbases, Rajouri and Mamun, during their counter-action "Operation Bunyan Ul Marsoos." This follows India's strong retaliatory action last year, where all Pakistani missiles and drone swarms were intercepted and destroyed by India's air defence.

A year after the Pahalgam incident, India-Pakistan relations remain strained, with the Punjab international border largely shut. Restrictions have halted trade, suspended customary interactions, and altered the Attari retreat ceremony, despite Pakistan's global mediation role. The Kartarpur Corridor also remains closed, impacting religious travel.

Oil India Limited has achieved a decade-high annual natural gas production from Rajasthan's Jaisalmer basin, producing 254.90 MMSCM in FY 2025-26. This record output, crucial for India's energy security amidst global supply concerns, significantly supports Rajasthan's power generation. The company's success highlights advanced technology and resilience in challenging desert conditions.

A Telegram network mastermind, Rajuram Godara, was arrested in Jaisalmer for orchestrating arson and anti-national activities in Uttar Pradesh. Operating from Rajasthan, he directed youths in UP via a Telegram group, leading to multiple incidents targeting vehicles and property. Investigations reveal a well-organized sleeper cell network with international links.

Security forces have seized a significant amount of heroin dropped by Pakistani drones in the Sri Ganganagar sector. This marks the third consecutive day of such recoveries. Over the past three days, over 16 kilograms of heroin, valued at approximately 80 crore rupees, have been recovered. Authorities have intensified search operations and are investigating the cross-border smuggling network.

Border Security Force and police seized 1.560 kg of heroin dropped by a Pakistani drone in Sri Ganganagar's Karanpur sector. This marks the third consecutive day of such recoveries, with a total of over 16 kg seized in three days, valued at approximately ₹80 crore. Authorities have intensified search operations and are investigating the organized cross-border smuggling network.

Security agencies in Sri Ganganagar district busted a major heroin smuggling module originating from Pakistan for the second consecutive day. BSF personnel, acting on intelligence, recovered approximately 2.240 kg of heroin dropped by a drone near the Srikaranpur sector, valued at ₹12 crore. Smugglers attempting to collect the consignment managed to escape amid a joint search operation.

Jaisalmer's border security received a high-tech upgrade with a recent test of its advanced siren system, installed after Operation Sindoor. This digital network of 11 sirens, remotely activated via a mobile app and GSM technology, ensures rapid public alerts for emergencies. The ₹14.50 lakh project aims to enhance swift responses between citizens and security forces.

Police, CID Intelligence, and BSF foiled a major drone-based heroin smuggling attempt near the India-Pakistan border in Sriganganagar. Authorities recovered 10.830 kg of heroin, valued at ₹55 crore, and arrested five smugglers, including three from Punjab, who were collecting the consignment from remote sand dunes.

India's Ministry of Railways is developing new railway lines parallel to the Pakistan border in Rajasthan to bolster troop movement and logistical support for the army. Final Location Surveys are underway for routes connecting Anupgarh, Khajuwala, Jaisalmer, Barmer, and Bhiladi, aiming to enhance national security and socio-economic development in remote border regions.

Exactly a week after rockets were fired in the Bhamial sector of Gurdaspur from Pakistan side, two suspected Lashkar terrorists and two policemen were killed in a fierce gun battle early Sunday morning near the India-Pakistan border.

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the India-Pakistan border would be sealed by December 2018 for which a time-bound action plan will be prepared. Singh added that a new concept of a Border Security Grid will be formed with all stakeholders as its members.

Security agencies are alarmed at the presence of Chinese on India-Pakistan border. Within two to 15 km from zero line in Paksitan adjoining Jaisalmer-Barmer, a large number of Chinese employees and officers are working in gas and oil exploration.

Authorities have beefed up security around the recently-inaugurated integrated check post along the India-Pakistan border at Attari following reports that the Taliban were planning to blow it up to derail the peace process.

Indian soldiers will soon be seen stomping their feet on wooden slabs during the beating retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan border in Attari.