Surveillance balloon crashes near Lakki

LAKKI MARWAT, March 29: Police on Tuesday claimed to have recovered a huge balloon with a human size robot and other equipment in Shagai area bordering the frontier region. A source said that the area people spotted the balloon after which a police contingent headed by SDPO Naurang Sanaullah Khan and SHO Tajori Waheedullah Khan reached the area and took the balloon and other equipment into possession. "The unmanned balloon contains a robot, camera system and other instruments believed to be used for surveillance/spying," the source said. He said that the balloon had crashed a week ago in the area and was spotted by the villagers.