Sources report two drones shot down near Kohat in Pakistan — Dawn

Security sources reported that the Pakistani armed forces shot down two rudimentary drones near the city of Kohat in Pakistan. They claimed that the drones were launched by the Afghan Taliban regime. Dawn reports.

Incident near Kohat

According to the sources, the incident occurred on September 23 about seven kilometers from Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. They noted that the drones were shot down using a soft-kill method. No technical details of this method were provided in the report.

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The sources described the devices as rudimentary drones, meaning primitive or simplified in design. Dawn published the report on September 23, 2026, citing security sources.

Air defense statement

The same sources said that the Pakistani armed forces' air defense systems are on round-the-clock alert against threats. The word Kharjistan was used in this statement to refer to such threats.