PESHAWAR: Safety netting at Mattani police station thwarted a quadcopter strike on Saturday, preventing explosives from falling onto the premises.

A police spokesperson told Dawn that at around 9am, a quadcopter attempted to drop explosives inside the police station, located on the southern fringes of the city. However, he said that safety netting prevented the explosive from falling inside the police station.

There were no casualties in the attack, the spokesperson said.

He said that capital city police had about a month ago installed safety netting in police stations and police posts on the outskirts of the city to prevent quadcopter attacks carried out by terrorists.

Published in Dawn, August 30th, 2026