Pakistan Army yesterday claimed that forensic tests of the drone showed that it was operated by their Indian counterparts for surveillance and photo shoot, the allegation already denied by the Army and the Air Foce.
Rubbishing the allegations that it had sold the 'phantom quadcopter' to Indian Army, ASCOM Systems said it could not have done so as it is not on the vendor list of Indian military which is a mandatory prerequisite.
"The picture which the Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) have allegedly published is actually of our office set-up, which is taken from our own website www.Flycams.In," the release said.
The company also punched holes in Pakistan Army's claims on retrieval of data from the memory chip of the drone saying it was a ploy by Pakistan to divert attention from the Punjab terror incident.
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ASCOM said the Phantom quadcopter the ISPR is talking about is an "RC Hobby Toy multi-rotor copter which can be bought off-the-shelf by anyone, including the civilians and is available on all leading online stores like Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal."
"Pakistan itself has two dealers - BNW Collections in Karachi and New Digital City in Lahore - who are selling Phantom Quadcopters," it stated, adding that police in Pakistan's Punjab, which is very close to the border, are known to be using these quadcopters themselves.
India has already dismissed the Pakistani allegation as a "pure fabricated" and "disinformation campaign."
Chinese official media, the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC)-run People's Daily Online, had earlier reported that the phantom 3 drone was made in China by DJI, confirming Indian stance that it was of Chinese design.