Rajouri, April 18 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday accused Pakistan of using narcotics as an "insidious weapon" to nurture terror and destroy generations of youth in Jammu and Kashmir, as he launched a 100-day anti-drug mission in the border district of Rajouri.

"Not all wars rage on borders. Our terrorist neighbour deploys drugs as a weapon, smuggling narcotics to fund terror and erode our nation's strength from within," LG Sinha said as per news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) after joining a 'padyatra' and addressing a public rally under the 'Drug-Free J&K' campaign.

Describing Rajouri as a "sensitive" border district prone to cross-border smuggling, the Lt Governor said a relentless crackdown launched on April 11 has...