After ceasefire, Pak courier drones return to border villages
Amritsar: The hum of carrier drones from Pakistan has returned to the border regions of Punjab, resuming their role as couriers of drugs, arms and explosives after a brief but terrifying shift during
Operation Sindoor
.
Since May 10, after a break in Operation Sindoor, the
Border Security Force
(BSF) gas reported a resurgence of drone intrusions along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab, with nine drones being downed and significant recoveries, including around 2kg heroin, three pistols, eight magazines, 30 rounds of ammunition, two detonators, and an IED circuit, being made.
These drones are not like the military-grade ones seen during Operation Sindoor, but residents of border villages have started fearing them, thinking that they may just attack them.
Dharmender Singh, a resident of border village Daoke, said things seem normal on the surface as they were before Operation Sindoor, but the sight of
Pakistani drones
now caused significant panic. "This constant fear brings is spreading terror," he said. "These drones are back to smuggling, but the memory of explosions is fresh. We're scared they could instead harm people directly," said Manjinder Singh of the border village Naushera Dhalla.
A senior Border Security Force (BSF) official, who wished to remain anonymous, informed that they successfully downed Pakistani drones using advanced anti-drone technology. "This technology effectively renders the drones uncontrollable for their pilots in Pakistan. Our forces are on high alert, and we have bolstered our surveillance and anti-drone capabilities to counter this threat," he said.
A BSF spokesperson said most Pakistani drones are presumed to have fallen due to the technical interference of electronic countermeasures deployed on the border.
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