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 BSF firing pushes back suspected Pak drone spotted along international border in Jammu Image of a drone used for representational purpose only. JAMMU: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said its troops opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border here, forcing it to retreat. A massive search operation is underway to ensure no weapons or narcotics were airdropped by the drone, a BSF spokesperson said. "A blinking light (of a suspected drone) was observed around 12:15 am (Saturday) on the IB in the night in the general area of Ramgarh. Alert troops fired towards the blinking light due to which it (drone) was forced to return," he said. He said the area was being searched thoroughly. Official sources said over two dozen rounds were fired by the BSF in Arnia sector to bring down the suspected drone but it managed to return to the Pakistani side. A vast area was cordoned off by the BSF and a search operation was underway when the last reports...

 BSF officials have said that most drones they recover or shoot down are manufactured in China and have batteries manufactured by a Karachi-based company The issue of Pakistan using drones and quadcopters to smuggle drugs and weapons has increased since 2019 A forensic analysis of a drone shot down by security forces in Amritsar, Punjab, last December showed that it was flown in parts of China and then in Pakistan before it was used to smuggle drugs across the Indo-Pak border, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. “The forensic analysis of the drone showed that it was flown in Feng Xian district of Shanghai in China on July 11, 2022. Later between September 24 and December 25, 2022 (the day it was shot down), it was flown 28 times within Khanewal in Pakistan,” a Border Security Force (BSF) officer aware of the development said. The issue of Pakistan using drones and quadcopters to smuggle drugs and weapons has increased since 2019. Security personnel usually find heroin ...