# Pakistan installs fishing nets at police posts to block drone attacks

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05 08:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/pakistan-installs-fishing-nets-at-security-outposts-to-block-drone-attacks?traffic_source=rss

> Police in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are stringing fishing nets above vulnerable checkpoints as a low-cost defence against armed groups’ drone and quadcopter attacks. Officials say the nets may stop drones or reduce shrapnel damage, and the system is being expanded across several districts.