Security on high alert in Jammu & Kashmir: Pakistani drone sighted in Kathua, anti-terror search intensifies in Poonch

A Pakistani drone was spotted over Kathua's Hiranagar sector, prompting a security search. Security forces also conducted a large anti-terror operation in Poonch district. An unexploded mortar shell was recovered from a house in Kathua. These events occur amid heightened tensions along the India-Pakistan border. India stated it will safeguard its national interests as needed.