Amid deteriorating security situation, a ban has been imposed on operating a drone, remote-controlled aircraft and flying cameras in Karachi’s South District. According to a notification issued, the District South administration banned the use of drone cameras for two months – March 30 to May 29.
The notification stated that the ban has been imposed in the aftermath of recent terror incidents across Pakistan. “The decision was taken to protect the Chinese consulate and important installations”, Commissioner Karachi said in a statement.
The development came days after five Chinese nationals working on the Dasu dam project perished in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Shangla district.Besides five Chinese citizens, one Pakistani national — the driver — was also killed after a suicide bomber rammed into the bus transporting staff of the Dasu dam project in Bisham, Shangla district.
