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A fishing net was installed on the roof of a police checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Police and army are now using fishing nets to avoid drone attacks in Pakistan. According to Al Jazeera, these nets are being installed at a height of several meters above police posts and security positions in sensitive areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Security personnel believe that attacking drones can get trapped in these nets. With this, the damage caused by drone attacks can be reduced by 40 to 50%. However, security experts have refused to accept this method as completely reliable.
Security personnel placing a net over a police post in Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Terrorists are using drones more than firing
According to the police, there was a need to set a trap because the terrorists have changed the method of attack. Now they are also using drones along with firing and mortars.
One of the deadliest attacks took place on July 29 in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Attacked the police post with a bomb-laden drone. 11 policemen were killed in this. After this, 15 attackers were also killed in the encounter that lasted for several hours.
According to police, at least 16 attacks have taken place in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this year. For this reason, this district is included in the most sensitive areas of the province.
To avoid such attacks, Hangu police adopted a low-cost approach. Fishing nets were placed several meters high between the roof and the boundary wall of the police post. Due to this, a kind of latticed roof was formed over the post.
Fishing nets have been installed for security at the police checkpoint in Hangu.
About Rs 1 lakh spent on one check post
According to Hangu District Police Officer Tariq Habib, it costs around Rs 1.4 lakh to cover a normal police check post with such a net.
According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police spokesperson, apart from Hangu, these traps have also been installed at police posts and checkposts in at least 5 more sensitive districts like Kohat, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan.
‘Anti-drone nets’ have also been installed at army bases in some areas of the province. The police have also sought additional money from the provincial government to take the scheme forward.
In Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, a boundary wall is being built by installing a mesh barrier around a police post.
Security experts do not trust this method
Imtiaz Gul, executive director of the Islamabad-based Center for Research and Security Studies, called it a foolish and cheap approach.
According to him, police stations or check posts are not always the target of terrorists. Drones are used to attack large and important targets, so that the impact of the attack is more visible and creates fear among the people.
He said that the real question is whether Pakistan’s security agencies have the ability to stop the drone as soon as it goes into the air.
This method has also been used in Ukraine
Peshawar-based terrorism and security expert Fida Adeel said that stopping drones with fishing nets is not a new method.
The army has already been using such traps to hide goods and hideouts. They have also been used in Ukraine to stop Russian drones.
However, according to Adeel, how effective the net will be against explosive-laden drones depends on its design and the way it is deployed.
He also questioned the police’s claim of 40 to 50% loss reduction. He says that this figure cannot be confirmed without a real attack or proper testing.
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