Chandigarh, March 28 -- The rising influx of Pakistan's Khyber Pass-manufactured Glock-style pistols has become a fresh challenge for Punjab Police, with gangsters moving away from country-made 'desi katas' once sourced from Madhya Pradesh.

Of the 2,000-plus illegal pistols seized in the past three years, over 800 were traced to Khyber Pass region, highlighting a surge in smuggling and growing use of advanced weapons in major crimes, according to data compiled by the state police.

The trend has seen a sharp uptick over the past year. Since January 2025 alone, more than 500 Khyber-made pistols have been seized. On Friday, the counter- intelligence (CI) wing in Amritsar busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest o...