The Pakistani military on Wednesday shot dead an Indian spy drone that
violated the country's airspace along the Line of Control (LoC), the
army's media wing said.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) DG Major General Babar Iftikhar
said in a statement that the drone was brought down in the Rakhchakri
sector of the militant area when it penetrated 650 meters into Pakistani
territory.
#PakistanArmy troops shot down an Indian spying #quadcopter in Rakhchikri Sector along LOC.
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) May 27, 2020
The quadcopter had intruded 650 meters on Pakistan’s side of the #LOC. pic.twitter.com/ZARleWqaat
This is not the first time that the Pakistani military has had to retaliate
against Indian violations as it shot down a similar quadcopter that had
entered Pakistan's territory 600 meters in the Sank sector last month.
He said such unnecessary moves by the Indian Army were a clear violation
of the principles established between the two nuclear-armed neighbors and
the existing air agreements. Following the incident, the army's media wing
said it reflected the Indian military's continued neglect of understanding
the 2003 ceasefire.
At the risk of regional peace, Pakistan's top leadership came just hours
after the Modi government cracked down on its aggressive policy against
its neighbors.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said in a tweet that under the leadership
of Narendra Modi's ruling right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India's
expansionist policies in the region are becoming a threat to New Delhi's
neighbors.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi also slammed New Delhi, saying that
India was fomenting insurgency in Balochistan and was doing the same in
Ladakh and trying to blame China.
Tensions between Chinese and Indian troops have recently flared up in the
Galvan Valley region of Ladakh. There are reportedly thousands of troops
on both sides of the ceasefire line, leading observers to compare it to the 2017
dispute between India and China in Doklam.
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