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Police Deploy Fishing-Net Barriers, Claim 40–50% Drone Damage Cut

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC · How we work

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police installed low-cost fishing-net barriers at Hangu checkpoints to counter drone attacks.
Police say the nets could reduce drone-strike damage by 40 to 50 percent.
Officer Zeeshan Khan reported no drone attacks at Sarki Piyala and Baliamena checkposts since the nets were erected.
Security expert Imtiaz Gul called the nets an immature, cheap ploy that may give a false sense of security.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police installed low-cost fishing-net barriers at Hangu checkpoints to counter drone attacks.
Police say the nets could reduce drone-strike damage by 40 to 50 percent.
Officer Zeeshan Khan reported no drone attacks at Sarki Piyala and Baliamena checkposts since the nets were erected.
Security expert Imtiaz Gul called the nets an immature, cheap ploy that may give a false sense of security.