An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has crashed into a government school building in the district headquarters of Ghalanai, officials said, as tensions persisted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border with reports of artillery fire and aerial activity.

No casualties were reported, and authorities said the incident did not cause significant structural damage. However, security in and around the compound was immediately tightened, and the area was cordoned off for inspection.

The drone, said to have approached from an unknown direction, struck the ventilator of a classroom at the Governor Model High School, located within the district headquarters Ghalanai compound near the deputy commissioner’s (DC’s) residence. Debris from the UAV was also found in the school’s veranda.

Confirming the incident, Mohmand DC Muhammad Yasir Hassan said security forces were “attempting to shoot down” another drone that was detected in the airspace.

Security sources claimed that drone sounds were also heard in parts of Ambar tehsil. Residents in some border areas also reported fighter jets flying overhead, intensifying fears in an already volatile environment.

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