PESHAWAR: An anti-drone net saved Hassankhel police station after a quadcopter dropped an improvised explosive device (IED) on the building. The bomb, however, did not reach the roof due to the anti-drone net installed over the facility’s rooftop.

“It was a locally manufactured IED and was dropped from a quadcopter. The anti-drone net installed over the rooftop protected the building,” SP Saddar division Fida Hussain told Dawn.

He stated that terrorists had used an energy drink bottle filled with explosives, nuts and bolts, adding that the device could have caused damage, but the precautionary measures taken by police protected the facility.

According to Mr Hussain, all the police installations within his jurisdiction, including Badhber, Mattani and Hassankhel police stations and police posts, had been protected by similar nets.

The Hassankhel police station is located some 86 kilometres south of the provincial capital and had remained under constant attack for some time. The area not only borders Peshawar, but Kohat and Nowshera districts as well.

Published in Dawn, October 29th, 2026