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 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 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 use of drone technology should be consistent with the principles of the UN Charter, international humanitarian law and other established norms of responsible state behavior.
He also lambasted a decision by the Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) to uphold ban on Pakistan actors and artists as "yet another evidence of pervading extremism and anti-Pakistan prejudice in India".
"It is unfortunate that art and cinema which bring people together by acting as cultural bridges are being held hostage to hate and xenophobia," he said.
Faisal said that the decision to ban artists followed several others, "including non-issuance of visas to Pakistani pilgrims, refusal to allow participation of Sikhs and Katas raj pilgrims and cancellation of sports matches underscores the growing intolerance and bias prevalent in India exposing it of the sham-ocracy it is increasingly becoming."
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