Indian Jet Planes banned from using Pakistan airspace, Jet airways sent back
Pakistan railways following emergency situation laws: Pak railway minister
New Delhi: In the latest development, Pakistan has banned Indian jets from using their airspace. A Jet airways flight which was flying over Pakistan airspace was asked to return back to Indian and is reportedly returning back.
Pakistan railway minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday afternoon that Pakistan was ready for war with India and the next 72 hours will be crucial.
"Pakistan is almost in a state of war mode. Railways is already following emergency situation laws," he said.
India on the other hand also came with strong verbal reply to its neighbors. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said “A week is too long a time for any country. If you look at last 24 hours, one week would appear to be a day. The kind of things we see. I remember when the US Navy SEALs had taken Osama Bin Laden from Abbottabad (Pakistan), then can't we do the same?”
Prime Minster Narendra Modi, also cut short his address at a function and rushed to review the security situation.
Delhi, Punjab and Mumbai have been put on high alert while Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a complete shutdown in the state, as India looks prepared to defuse any military interpretation from Pakistan.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
