After spotting a drone near the Indian high commission in Islamabad, india has asked Pakistan to probe into it amid growing security concerns after the drone attack on the Jammu Air force station on June 27th.
The drone was spotted on the night of 26th June and India conveyed it’s strong feelings over the incident to Pakistan over the security breach. It is learnt that the drone was sighted within the complex when an event was being held at the mission.
“A drone was spotted over the premises of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on June 26. This has been taken up officially with the government of Pakistan. We expect Pakistan to investigate the incident and prevent recurrence of such breach of security,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing.
When Asked about the drone attack on Jammu airbase, Bagchi declined to comment, and only said that the investigation into it is in progress.
This concerning sighting at the Indian facility in Islamabad comes amid heightened tensions over the first ever drone terror strike in the country on June 27th, which exposed operational gaps in dealing with small commercially available drones that are able to escape detection by military radars as these systems are geared towards larger Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAV’s), aircraft and helicopters.
According to security officials, it was the first instance of suspected Pakistan-based terrorists deploying unmanned aerial vehicles to strike at vital installations in India. Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Friday said the drone strikes in the Jammu airbase were an “act of terror” that was aimed at targeting key military assets.
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Thursday said that the “easy availability “ of drones, which can be accessed by both State and Non-State actors has “definitely increased the complexity” of the security challenges faced by India.
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