Drone Spotted Over Indian High Commission In Islamabad; MEA Wants Pakistan To Investigate

Sources have said that the Indian High Commission has expressed grave concern over the incident and lodged a strong verbal protest with the Pakistani authorities.

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New Delhi: Taking serious note of a drone being spotted over the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the security breach.

New agency PTI reported sources as saying that the Indian High Commission has expressed grave concern over the incident and lodged a strong verbal protest with the Pakistani authorities.

However, no official statement has yet been issued on the drone sighting at the Indian Embassy in Islamabad.

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Meanwhile, reacting upon the incident, Ministry of External Affairs said that it expects Pakistan to investigate the incident and prevent recurrence of such breach of security.

"A drone was spotted over the premises of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan on 26th June. This has been taken up officially with the Govt of Pakistan. We expect Pakistan to investigate the incident and prevent recurrence of such breach of security," MEA said in an official statement. 

According to reports, the drone was seen over the Indian High Commission in Islamabad earlier on June 27.

This incident comes amid concerns in India post the drone attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) Station in Jammu on June 27 with the personnel of the Indian Army and the IAF stepping up security and activating countermeasures at their forward bases to pre-empt such aerial attacks.

Earlier in the day, the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire on a drone, which according to officials, attempted to venture into the Indian territory on the International Border in Jammu.

Expressing concern over the easy availability of drones, Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane earlier on Thursday said this increased the complexity of challenges faced by the security forces.

Stating building drones was akin to a “DIY project that could be tackled at home”, General Naravane said, adding that the “drones will increasingly be used in all sorts of combat in future by state and non-state actors”.