The militants are using the quadcopters to drop improvised explosive devices or mortar shells on their targets, five security officials said. They said these explosive devices were packed with ball bearings or pieces of iron.
Provincial police chief Zulfiqar Hameed said the police lacked resources to meet the new challenge.
“We do not have equipment to counter the drones,” he told the local Geo News channel on Sunday. “The militants are better equipped than we are,” he said.
No militant group has claimed responsibility for the drone strikes.
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