Army opens fire at Pakistan drone in J&K’s Poonch

Srinagar, Feb 28: Army on Wednesday opened fire at a Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, sources said.

Quoting officials, news agency KS reported that the movement of the enemy drone was picked up in the Topi Post and Parvinder Post along the Line of Control in the Mendhar sector, and the troops guarding the LoC fired a few rounds forcing it to return to the Pakistani side.

The official further added that the search operation is underway in the area.

Pertinently, the Jammu and Kashmir police recently announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh to anyone informing of drones flown from across the border to drop narcotics, arms, or explosive materials, leading to the recovery of the material.