Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf flag attached with balloons found on field in Punjab’s Tarn Tarn

A flag of a political party of Pakistan was found in Punjab's Tarn Taran on Tuesday. The flag carrying the name of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), along with 30-40 balloons tied with it, was found lying in farmland in the Shahbazpur village by locals at the international border in the area. 

According to the locals, the flag carried text written in Urdu. Soon after spotting the flag, a local, Avtar Singh, informed the village head about it. Local police arrived at the spot and confiscated the flag and the balloons.

"I spotted a Pak flag mentioning PTI on the field and informed our sarpanch. Police were called for further investigation of the Pak flag found in Indian territory. Some 30-40 balloons were found attached to the flag. We handed over the flag to the police for investigation,” told Avtar Singh.

The western border of Punjab is reportedly exploited by cross-border drug smugglers by dropping drug consignments through drones. Border Security Force (BSF) along with Punjab police trained the locals villagers at the international border to be alert about suspicious activities from across the border.

Commenting on the case, SSP, Tarn Taran, Gurmeet Chauhan, said, "We have trained locals from the bordering villages on activities from Pakistan related to drugs smuggling. People are actively participating in providing the information to the police. Accordingly, police and BSF are taking further action. We have recovered the PTI flag and balloons and further investigation is on to verify whether this is a new modus operandi of drug smuggling from across the border.”