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India on Saturday summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest over what it described as the continued facilitation of illegal cross-border infiltration from Pakistani territory.
The Ministry of External Affairs also categorically rejected what it called baseless and motivated allegations regarding an incident in the Ferozepur sector of Punjab along the International Border on October 2, 2026. The Pakistani side was told that three individuals had infiltrated into Indian territory and, despite repeated warnings from the Border Security Force to return to Pakistan, kept moving towards the border fence. The BSF was compelled to engage them because they posed an imminent security threat.
New Delhi said the episode reflects a clear pattern of repeated cross-border movement by armed narcotics syndicates operating from Pakistan. It urged the Government of Pakistan to investigate the infiltration and drug smuggling activities and the complicity of Pakistan’s border guarding forces in them, and to take appropriate remedial measures.
India further called on Islamabad to respect the sanctity of the international border and strictly observe relevant bilateral arrangements. It asked Pakistan to direct its forces to exercise effective control to stop unauthorised movement from its side and to take definitive steps to prevent such incidents from recurring.
The summoning is a formal diplomatic step that signals the seriousness with which New Delhi views the matter. Pakistan’s mission in the Indian capital has been headed by a Chargé d’Affaires rather than a High Commissioner since 2019, which means such démarches are delivered to the senior-most diplomat present. By publicly rejecting the allegations tied to the Ferozepur incident, India has moved to set out its own account before the narrative could harden.
The Punjab frontier has long been a focus of security concern because of narcotics consignments and attempts to move people and contraband across the border, often under cover of darkness. The BSF, which guards the International Border, operates under strict rules on warnings before any use of force, and India’s statement stressed that those warnings were given in this case. The emphasis on armed narcotics syndicates also underlines that New Delhi regards the issue as one that blends crime with security.
For the people of border districts, the message is one of firm vigilance. Whether Islamabad responds with a review of its border management, or with counter-claims, will shape the tone of an already strained bilateral relationship in the weeks ahead.
