Pakistan's armed forces have taken down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones sent into the country by India since last night, said the Pakistan Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday.

"The Pakistan Army, using their soft-kill (technical) and hard-kill (weapons) skills fully, have shot down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones," the Pakistan ISPR said in a press release today.

Referring to Pakistan's response to Indian strikes, the press release said: "After the destruction of its five modern jets, drones and several posts, as well as soldier deaths, India is attacking Pakistan using these Israeli-made Harop drones in panic."

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"This cowardly attack is a sign of India's worry and panic," the statement added.

"The debris of these Israeli-made Harop drones is being collected from various locations across Pakistan," the military's media wing said. It asserted that the Pakistan Army was "giving a befitting reply to the enemy and crushing all its nefarious designs".

Meanwhile, the Indian defence ministry admitted that its armed forces targeted a number of locations in Pakistan in the morning today.

Indian outlet ANI News reported that Harpy drones were used by the Indian military to target Pakistan's "air defence system". According to the Database of Israeli Military and Security Export, the Harop is a "later development of the Harpy".

"The Harpy is designed to attack radar systems and is optimised for the suppression of enemy air defences (Sead) role. It carries a high explosive warhead," the ANI report read.

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