Jammu, April 13 (IANS) GOCs of the Army’s White Knight Corps and Cross Swords Division on Monday visited the Akhnoor sector of the Line of Control in J&K’s Jammu district to review operational preparedness and the prevailing security situation. Nagrota-headquartered White Knight Corps said on X, “GOC White Knight Corps, along with GOC Crossed Swords Division, visited the general area of Akhnoor to review the operational preparedness and prevailing security grid.The visit focused …
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Quetta, April 12 (IANS) Two recent events present the socio-political paradox of Pakistan’s Balochistan, as per an analysis by an independent think tank. Recently, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti fixed the price of Iranian smuggled petrol at Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 280 per litre, and Shafiq Mengal has been given a National Assembly ticket. The first case reveals a glaring contradiction: a government which praises itself for its anti-smuggling campaign cannot simultaneously fix prices…
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) has busted a Pakistan-backed smuggling module with the arrest of three masterminds and recovered 24.5 kg heroin and Rs 21 lakh drug money from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh, alias Rana, a resident of Noorwal village in Amritsa…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport have filed a case against a US passport holder following the recovery of a large haul of undeclared foreign-origin goods and currencies. The passenger arrived from Hong Kong on Flight No CX-695 and was intercepted as part of routine spot profiling carried out by Customs officers.Officials said that the passenger’s baggage underwent X-ray screening, followed by a detailed physical examination in line…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Anil Rajput, Chairman of FICCI CASCADE, one of the country’s top industry bodies, on Wednesday said the United Nations should declare February 11 as the ‘International Anti-Smuggling Day’ to raise awareness against smuggling globally.Speaking to IANS during an event here, Rajput said that smuggling is increasing both in the country and globally.Therefore, “we urge the United Nations to declare February 11 as ‘International Anti-Smuggling Day’ to raise awareness against…
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) India has significantly bolstered its international enforcement architecture against smuggling with 42 mutual customs cooperation agreements signed and 21 more under negotiation with major trading partners, experts said on Wednesday.Mohan Kumar Singh, Member–Compliance Management, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), said that enforcement must move beyond event-based seizures to network-based disruption, the statement from FICCI said.Addressing an event by …
Kathmandu, Feb 8 (IANS) Security officials of Nepal and India have agreed to close border checkpoints for 72 hours during Nepal’s upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for March 5, with the aim of ensuring a secure polling environment.During the 16th Deputy Inspector General (DIG)-level coordination meeting between Nepal’s Armed Police Force (APF) and India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), held in Biratnagar in Morang district on Friday, both sides agreed to tighten border controls to pre…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Tax evasion in the real estate sector is bleeding Pakistan’s national exchequer roughly Rs 500 billion annually, illicit tobacco is costing another Rs 310 billion, and multiple consumer goods industries are operating outside the documented economy, leading to an annual revenue loss for the government of a staggering Rs 1 trillion, an article in the Pakistani media said.An article in the Karachi-based Business Recorder highlights that tax evasion and smuggling on this m…
Agartala, Jan 25 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), seized a large quantity of highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, valued at over Rs 16 crore, in Tripura and arrested the driver of the vehicle in which they were being carried, officials said on Sunday. A defence spokesman said that the operation was launched late on Saturday night based on specific intelligence inputs regarding drug trafficking activities in Tripura’s Khowai …