By QASIM NAUMAN
Sep 8, 2015
An indigenously-developed drone killed three militants in Pakistan on Monday, marking the first use of the missile-firing aircraft in combat, the military said.
One of Pakistan’s Burraq drones, which carry two laser-guided Barq air-to-ground missiles, hit a suspected militant target, killing three people, in the North Waziristan tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, military officials said.
“1st ever use of Pak made Burraq Drone today. Hit a terrorist compound in Shawal Valley killing 3 high profile terrorists,” Major Gen. Asim Bajwa, the military spokesman, said in a message on his verified Twitter account.
The casualties couldn’t be independently verified as access to the area is restricted.
Before the drone strike on Monday, the U.S. and Israel were among the few countries to have ever used armed drones in combat, according to the New America Foundation, an independent Washington-based think tank.
A screengrab from a Pakistan Military handout video shows a Burraq drone taking off for a test flight.
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A screenshot from a Pakistan military handout video shows a Burraq drone firing a Barq air-to-ground missile during a test flight.
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Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif , left, with a drone operator during a test on March 13, 2015.
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