PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to introduce advanced anti-drone technology in 12 designated districts to protect them against potential drone attacks, with more than Rs10 billion allocated for the project.
According to Adviser to the Information Department for the merged districts Mahmood Jan Babar, the technology will be capable of detecting and shooting down drones. It will automatically become operational whenever a drone enters any of the 12 designated districts.
He said the advanced system would act as a protective shield against drone threats in the targeted districts.
Babar said introducing modern technology to prevent drone attacks had become a necessity.
He further stated that of the Rs70 billion allocated funds, Rs60 billion had been earmarked for the police, while more than Rs10 billion would be released to equip the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in the 12 designated districts with advanced technology.
