Pakistan has to realise there’s a heavy cost to indulging in such actions… has to be defanged’

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Ahead of the ceasefire, as a swarm of Pakistani drones kept Punjab awake for the second consecutive night and as hostilities between India and Pakistan remain high, The Indian Express spoke to Sunil Jakhar, the Punjab BJP president, on Saturday. In this wide-ranging interview, Jakhar spoke on various matters relating to the conflict, focusing on the issue of the state’s preparedness. Excerpts: Q. How well do you think Punjab is prepared for these drone attacks? Punjab has this in its DNA. We have seen these kinds of situations since time immemorial, being a frontier state. So this isn’t the first...