A search operation was promptly launched to ensure that no weapons or narcotics were airdropped by the drone.
Jammu: Army troops in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district opened fire early Sunday after a Pakistani drone crossed into Indian territory from across the Line of Control (LoC), officials said.
The drone, however, returned to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after briefly hovering over the Digwar area, they added.
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“In the early morning hours today, between 5:45 and 6:00 AM, 2-3 small quadcopters attempted to violate airspace along the Line of Control in the Poonch area of Jammu & Kashmir. Swift counter-drone actions by vigilant Indian Army personnel successfully thwarted the attempt, forcing the quadcopters to return,” ANI reported, citing officials.
This marks the second incident in three days involving drone movement from across the border.
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Officials said the forward post personnel spotted the drone around 6:10 am and fired over a dozen rounds in an attempt to neutralise it. “However, the drone escaped the gunshots and immediately returned,” they noted.
A search operation was promptly launched to ensure that no weapons or narcotics were airdropped by the drone.
On February 27, troops had also fired at a Pakistani drone in the same area.
In a separate development, Pro-Iranian protesters angered by the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, tried to storm the US consulate in Karachi on Sunday, leaving eight dead.
Iranian state media confirmed the death of Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, on Sunday, after the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack.
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In the Pakistani megacity of Karachi, hundreds of pro-Iranian protesters tried to enter the US mission, an AFP journalist saw.
At least eight people were killed in the protests, and at least 20 were injured, Muhammad Amin, a spokesman for the Edhi Foundation rescue service, said, adding most had bullet wounds.
A crowd of young people climbed over the main gate and gained access to the driveway of the consular building, smashing some windows. Police fired tear gas at the protesters, who dispersed.
Published: 01 Mar 2026, 02:37 pm IST
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