Units will disable unauthorised drones operated by enemies or miscreants, says home department
\nLAHORE
\nThe Punjab government has decided to establish anti-drone units in all districts of the province to disable \u201cunauthorised drones operated by enemies of Pakistan or miscreants using advanced jamming technology.\u201d
\nIn a statement, the provincial Home Department said the units will conduct aerial surveillance using specialised drone fleets to monitor district airspace.
\nThe announcement follows the federal government\u2019s decision last month to impose a ban on all drone operations across the country after tensions escalated between Pakistan and Afghanistan following border clashes.
\nAccording to the Punjab Home Department, each anti-drone unit and its associated systems will operate under the leadership of the District Police Officer (DPO) of the respective district.
\n\u201cThe systems are designed to disable unauthorised drones operated by miscreants or enemies using advanced jamming technology,\u201d a home department spokesperson said.
\nThe spokesperson added that Section 144 is currently in force across Punjab, prohibiting the flying of outdoor drones. The Punjab government had imposed the ban on public drone usage due to ongoing security concerns.
\nFollowing intense border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, triggered by unprovoked attacks carried out by the Afghan Taliban regime on February 26, the federal government banned all drone operations across the country.
\nInter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said during a press briefing on February 27 that drone attacks in KP\u2019s Abbottabad and Nowshera were foiled during the exchange of fire with the Taliban regime.
\nFederal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar also confirmed that security forces successfully neutralised multiple small drones launched by Fitna al-Khawarij militants in parts of KP following the tensions with the Taliban regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Units will disable unauthorised drones operated by enemies or miscreants, says home department LAHORE The Punjab government has decided to establish anti-drone units in all districts of the province to disable \u201cunauthorised drones operated by enemies of Pakistan or miscreants using advanced jamming technology.\u201d In a statement, the provincial Home Department said the units will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-535204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n