OUTCAST Ops: Game of Drones

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Fourteen members of the Punjab Elite Police Force (PEP) quietly approached a compound southwest of central Islamabad, just inside the sector of Awan Town. A two-story structure located upon a small rise afforded a complete view of the entire estate that was hemmed in by ten-foot walls.

Using darkness as their ally and dressed in black, they wore domed helmets with a collection of gadgetry marching up one side and down the other, including assemblages of night vision goggles (NVG) and thermal ware. Their faceplates were a convexity of opaque plastic, the overall ensembles exuding a ‘Robocop’ feel replete with custom designed composite shin and forearm guards.

Beneath a crescent moon that cast an eerie glow upon the landscape that was the color of whey, the PEP traveled along the wall’s baseline using their NVG scopes to guide them.

When they reached their designated point at the south-side wall, the team leader made a series of predetermined hand gestures to communicate with his unit, mobilizing two members of his team to remove piton guns from their backpacks. They loaded the pitons, already tethered to metal lines, and took aim. They fired off two quick shots — the sounds no louder than a couple of spits — with the sharpened tips embedding deep into the wall's upper reaches.

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