Drone dogs India-Pak ties

Islamabad - On Wednesday, the Pakistani military said it had shot down an Indian surveillance drone.

India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire and mortar bombs along their disputed frontier on Thursday, killing five civilians and injuring more than a dozen, Pakistan said, days after the leaders of the nuclear-armed rivals agreed to high-level talks.
The escalating hostilities have chilled a brief thaw in ties after prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi met in Russia, but appeared unlikely to thwart a planned meeting of national security advisers. "We remain committed to steps that contribute to peace and tranquillity on the border," Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said after top officials huddled in New Delhi on Friday.
On Wednesday, the Pakistani military said it had shot down an Indian surveillance drone.
The Indians denied the drone was theirs, with Jaishankar saying it appeared to be "commercially available" Chinese design.
Following the incident, Pakistan's foreign ministry hauled in the Indian high commissioner, to hear a "strong protest over airspace violation", a statement said. - Agencies
 

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