Security agencies in Punjab report a rising pattern of ISI-linked attacks allegedly coordinated by Pakistan-based gangster Shezad Bhatti, using recruited locals for low-paid operations. Investigations suggest attempts to revive Khalistan-linked violence through targeted blasts, recruitment of vulnerable youth, and communal destabilisation
Intelligence inputs warn that Inter-Services Intelligence is focusing on Punjab through targeted killings, drug smuggling, and arms supply, using low-intensity blasts and financial incentives to recruit youth and sustain cross-border terror networks
Indian security agencies have warned of a possible surge in narcotics smuggling by Pakistan-based Khalistani elements, with several training camps reportedly reactivated. Intelligence inputs suggest groups backed by ISI may intensify drug trafficking and terror activities targeting Punjab