Pakistan claims to shooting down Indian spy drone along LoC
The Pakistan Army has claimed that it shot down an Indian “spy drone” in Chirikot sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir after it entered its airspace.
The Pakistan military in a statement overnight also said its troops retrieved the wreckage.
Pakistan Army troops shot down an Indian spy drone in Chirikot Sector https://t.co/BreCWsNzGp pic.twitter.com/KiPT7gEANu
— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) March 6, 2018
“Pakistan Army troops shot down an Indian spy drone while it violated the LoC in Chirikot sector,” it alleged.
“This is 4th drone which has been shot down by Pakistan Army troops in last one year,” it claimed.
A fortnight ago, Pakistan voiced its concern over the development of sophisticated drone technology by India, describing it as “worrying”.
Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal was asked at the weekly media briefing to comment on India’s Rustom 2 which was being developed on the lines of the US predator drones for surveillance and reconnaissance purposes.
“India’s development of drone technology is worrying when seen in the larger context of its buildup and expansion of military capabilities in the conventional and non-conventional domains, which are subjecting regional strategic stability to increasing strain,” he said.
He also said that the …read more
