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Pakistan drone attacks on 7 districts of Punjab

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Three people were seriously injured here. All three have been admitted to the hospital.

Pakistan has carried out drone attacks on 7 districts of Punjab, a house caught fire after a drone fell in Khai Seme village of Ferozepur. Three people were seriously injured here. All three have been admitted to the hospital.

Villagers say that when the drone fell, the lights of the house were on. At the same time, a powerful explosion took place in Gurdaspur, 20 km from the Kartarpur Corridor. The people injured in the drone attack in Ferozepur have been identified as Lakhwinder Singh, his wife Lakhwinder Kaur and Monu.

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