People from Pakistan and Afghanistan's border region tribal areas wave white flags and chant slogans during a rally to protest against the militant violence and killings of their elders and political figures in bomb attacks and to demand to restore peace, in Karachi, Pakistan July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Islamist militants in Pakistan have started using commercially acquired quadcopter drones to drop bombs on security forces in the country's northwest, police said, a potentially dangerous development in the volatile region.
The use of such drones, which are powered by four rotors allowing for vertical take-off and landing, is worrying the overstretched and under-equipped police force, the frontline against militant attacks, officials said.
