Punjab: BSF opens fire at Pak drone spotted near Shahpur BOP
Punjab, September 15: The movement of Pakistani drones continues unabated at the India-Pakistan border.
Border Security Forces on Wednesday night spotted a drone near the International Border in the Shahpur BOP area.
The BSF opened fire on the drone coming from across the border, making it return to Pakistan.
Following this, the security forces initiated a search operation in the area.
Last month, the BSF informed that the number of drones spotted in Punjab from Pakistan has increased significantly this year as compared to the Jammu sector.
According to the Border Security Force, 107 drones flying from the other side of the border were observed inside Indian territory till July of this year, compared to 97 drones spotted the entire last year.
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The BSF spotted 97 drones coming from across the border along the International Border (IB) in 2021, including 64 in Punjab, 31 in Jammu, and two entering from the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu.
According to a senior BSF officer, the majority of these drones are from Pakistan and are used to smuggle narcotics, weapons, explosives, and ammunition.
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