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Pak Drone Detected Over Kathua’s Hiranagar Sector, Prompting Security Sweep
✍️ Times of India
🗓 04 Aug 2026, 09:39 PM
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A Pakistani drone was spotted over Kathua’s Hiranagar sector, triggering a security sweep and an anti‑terror operation in nearby Poonch. An unexploded mortar shell was also recovered from a house in Kathua amid heightened India‑Pakistan border tensions.
On a recent day, Indian security forces detected a Pakistani drone over the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district in Jammu & Kashmir. The aircraft was identified as a surveillance drone and was immediately tracked by the Indian Air Force.
Following the sighting, a rapid search operation was launched across the sector, involving the Border Security Force and the Jammu & Kashmir Police. The drone was intercepted and recovered, and no casualties were reported.
In a separate but related security move, forces carried out a large anti‑terror operation in the Poonch district, detaining several suspects linked to cross‑border militant networks. The operation was said to be part of ongoing counter‑terrorism efforts.
Additionally, an unexploded mortar shell was found in a residential house in Kathua, underscoring the heightened security concerns along the Line of Control. The Indian government reiterated its commitment to safeguarding national interests amid the escalating tensions.
Following the sighting, a rapid search operation was launched across the sector, involving the Border Security Force and the Jammu & Kashmir Police. The drone was intercepted and recovered, and no casualties were reported.
In a separate but related security move, forces carried out a large anti‑terror operation in the Poonch district, detaining several suspects linked to cross‑border militant networks. The operation was said to be part of ongoing counter‑terrorism efforts.
Additionally, an unexploded mortar shell was found in a residential house in Kathua, underscoring the heightened security concerns along the Line of Control. The Indian government reiterated its commitment to safeguarding national interests amid the escalating tensions.