Pakistan installs fishing nets at security outposts to block drone attacks
Summary
Police in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have started using fishing nets stretched above checkposts to stop or reduce drone attacks. This simple and low-cost method aims to catch or lessen the impact of explosive drones used by armed groups like the Pakistan Taliban.Key Facts
- On April 16, armed groups attacked a police checkpost in Hangu district near the Afghan border using drones carrying explosives and gunfire.
- To defend against drones, police installed fishing nets over their checkposts to block drone access from above.
- The nets create an “aerial ceiling” that can catch drones or reduce damage if a drone explodes above the net.
- The cost of covering a checkpost with nets is about 400,000 Pakistani rupees (around $1,435).
- Nets have been installed at multiple vulnerable police and military locations across several districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- Police are seeking more government funding to expand the netting system to other high-risk areas.
- Attacks involving drones by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have increased in recent years.
- Pakistani officials accuse Afghanistan’s Taliban government of allowing the TTP to operate from Afghan territory, a claim denied by Kabul.
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