RAWALPINDI (MNN); Pakistan on Friday shot down two drones over Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with authorities saying the unmanned aircraft caused only minor damage and did not target any military or civilian installations.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Pakistani security forces intercepted and neutralised the drones using electronic countermeasures.
The ministry said the two “minor drones” were linked to the militant group referred to as Fitna al-Khawarij. Officials added that the drones were tracked and brought down before they could cause significant damage.
Authorities said the only reported loss was minor damage caused by debris that fell after the drones were shot down.
“No military or other infrastructure in Pakistan was targeted,” the ministry said, stressing that the situation remained fully under control.
The government also rejected allegations circulating on social media from accounts associated with the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, calling the claims baseless and unsupported by credible evidence.
According to the ministry, certain Taliban-linked accounts — including one claiming to represent the defence ministry — have repeatedly spread misinformation and propaganda.
The statement referred to recent claims circulating online alleging that aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force had been shot down and that Pakistani pilots had been captured. Officials said those posts were later deleted by the same accounts that had published them.
“The allegations made by the Taliban regime have no credibility,” the statement said, adding that the group’s so-called defence ministry had a record of disseminating fake news.
The ministry further alleged that the Taliban administration was supporting and facilitating India-backed militant groups known as Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan.
Authorities reiterated that both drones were successfully intercepted through electronic defence measures and confirmed that no strategic installations or civilian infrastructure suffered damage in the incidents.
