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Pakistan Army claims to have destroyed second 'Indian spy quadcopter' along LoC; India denies claim

Pakistan Army's media wing director tweets image of felled quadcopter with warning that no such devices would be allowed to cross the LoC.

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|Jan 03, 2019, 19:58:19 IST
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday claimed to have shot down a second 'Indian spy quadcopter' flying over the Pakistani side of the Line of Control. [caption id="attachment_5831211" align="alignleft" width="380"]The image of the 'Indian spy quadcopter' tweeted by Pakistan's Major General Asif Ghafoor. Image Courtesy: Twitter/@OfficialDGISPR

The image of the 'Indian spy quadcopter' tweeted by Pakistan's Major General Asif Ghafoor. Image Courtesy: Twitter/@OfficialDGISPR[/caption]Major General Asif Ghafoor, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations, which functions as the Pakistan Army's media wing, said,"Pakistan Army troops shot down another Indian spy quadcopter.""The quadcopter was destroyed in the Satwal sector," he added.On Tuesday, Maj Gen Ghafoor tweeted, along with a picture of the drone, and claimed that Pakistan Army troops had shot down an 'Indian spy quadcopter' in the Bagh Sector of Pakistani side of the Line of Control, a claim strongly rejected by the Indian Army.He had said that not even a quadcopter will be allowed to cross the LoC.According to Pakistani defence officials, "Four intruding Indian drones were shot down by Pakistani forces last year."

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First Published:Jan 03, 2019, 19:44:41 IST
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