The Foreign Office on Wednesday formally confirmed the downing of an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Panjgur sector on the Pak-Iran border, two days after reports claimed that an Iranian drone allegedly on a spying mission was shot down by JF-17 Thunder fighter.
"On June 19, 2017 Pakistan shot down an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Panjgur sector on the Pak-Iran border. The drone was hit by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) as it was unidentified and was flying at around 3-4 kilometres inside Pakistani territory," said Foreign Office in a statement.
"Pakistan has already shared the information about drone with the Iranian authorities indicating that the drone was struck down by our security forces as it was unmarked and there was no prior information about its flight," the statement added.