Officials in Pakistan say the country’s air defense system shot down an Indian drone early Thursday in the eastern city of Lahore, as India evacuated thousands of people from villages near the two cou

Pakistan’s army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, said an Indian drone attacked a military target near Lahore overnight, wounding four soldiers, while the country’s air defense system intercepted and shot down 12 Indian drones that entered Pakistani airspace at various locations.

With the intensification of India-Pakistan clashes along the border, drones are now the cutting-edge military technology at the frontlines. During Operation Sindoor, India's deployment of high-tech unmanned platforms-from loitering weapons to reconnaissance UAVs-has made deep penetration strikes,