Taking serious note of Pakistan using Chinese drones toairdrop weapons in Punjab, the Army and the Border Security Force have soundedan all-out alert along the entire Indo-Pak border and Line of Control and haveasked border-guarding troops and observation posts to keep a 'hawk's eye' oversimilar air-intrusions in future.

GPS-fitted drones capable of lifting up to 10 kg of weightflew in from Pakistan seven to eight times to airdrop several cache of arms,ammunition and fake currency, which were seized in Punjab's Tarn Tarandistrict, the ongoing probe by the Punjab police has revealed.

The Army and BSF officials said the troops and observationposts have been asked to maintain the highest possible vigilance along theInternational Border and Line of Control in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri,Poonch and Baramulla, Kupawara districts of the state. It is a new modusoperandi of Pakistan to smuggle arms, ammunition and explosives in India fortriggering terror. We have activated our forces to keep a hawk's eye onmovement of drones along the IB," BSF officials said.

BSF troops guarding over 180 km of IB with Pakistan havestrengthened their observation posts and 'listening posts' to keep a closewatch against any intrusion by drones.

The BSF is also patrolling riverine areas along the IB andhas deployed water patrol teams in the Chenab river to foil terrorists' designto infiltrate into India from Pakistan, they said. They have been told to shootdown any drone intruding into the Indian airspace, they said.

The Army has also intensified patrolling in mountainousvalleys and riverine areas along the LoC in Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch andRajouri districts to check intrusions of drones from Pakistan and infiltrationby terrorists.The troops along the LoC are on the highest degree of alertnessin the wake of Pakistan's plans to stage infiltration and use drones to smuggleweapons, Army officials said.A top Army commander on Wednesday said Indianarmed forces are capable of identifying such devices and any military droneventuring into Indian territory from Pakistan will be 'shot down'.

Referring to the reports on intrusion by Pakistani dronesand their low weight carrying capacity, South Western Command chief Lt Gen AlokSingh Kler said there was 'nothing to worry' at the moment.

The Punjab Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a terrormodule of the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), backed by a terror group based inPakistan and Germany.

It said the terror group was conspiring to unleash a seriesof strikes in Punjab and adjoining states.

During investigation, the accused revealed that drones wereused to airdrop arms and ammunition, officials of the Counter-Intelligence Wingof the Punjab Police said.