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Last Updated:June 22, 2025, 05:35 IST
The development follows the deployment of Turkish drones by Pakistan against India during the four-day military confrontation in May
The alarming trend has been substantiated by multiple recoveries made by Indian security agencies this month alone. Representational pic/PTI
A troubling new dimension has seemingly emerged in the cross-border dynamics between India and Pakistan, with some reports suggesting Pakistan is now utilising drones to air-drop Turkish PX5 pistols into Punjab. The development follows the deployment of Turkish drones by Pakistan against India during the four-day military confrontation in May. Officials believe the primary goal behind this illicit arms supply is to destabilise law and order in the Indian state of Punjab by arming local gangsters and terror modules with advanced foreign weaponry, says a report by The Tribune.
The alarming trend has been substantiated by multiple recoveries made by Indian security agencies this month alone, the report adds. In three separate operations across Punjab, security forces have seized PX5 pistols manufactured by TISAS in Turkey.
The report says the most recent significant haul occurred on Saturday, June 21, in Amritsar. In one operation, Amritsar Commissionerate Police arrested Onkar Singh and recovered six high-calibre pistols, including two PX5 (.30 bore) and four Austrian-made Glock 9MM pistols.
In a parallel operation, the Amritsar Rural Police intercepted a consignment in Lopoke village, leading to the arrest of Lovepreet Singh, alias Love, and Balwinder Singh, alias Bobby, with one PX5 (.30 bore) pistol, 6.15 kg of heroin, and Rs 10,000 in suspected narco-funds.
On June 5, Amritsar police arrested Sukhchain Singh and Jugraj Singh while they were attempting to transport eight foreign-made weapons, including four PX5 pistols, via the Amritsar-Attari road.
Investigations revealed these weapons were allegedly air-dropped by a drone sent by a Pakistan-based handler named Noor. A day later, on June 6, the Tarn Taran police detained Surajpal Singh and Arshdeep Singh from Lakhna village, seizing two PX5 pistols along with four Glock 9mm pistols, a consignment also linked by police to Pakistani handlers.
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News world Is Pakistan Now Air-Dropping Turkish Weapons In Punjab?
