Islamia university students launch 'Spy Pigeon' app

As evident by the name, the app revolves around shooting a ‘spy pigeon’ while avoiding being pooped on

The spy pigeon controversy just won't go away. Barely a week after news of a pigeon being detained in India on suspicion of being used to spy for Pakistan broke, four Pakistani university students have developed an Android app to cash in on the amusing story.  

The students of Islamia University and residents of Bahawalpur, Atif Mahmood, Muzammal Hussain, Awais Amjad and Nabeel Akram developed the app called ‘Spy Pigeon Bird Shooting’. As evident by the name, the app revolves around shooting a ‘spy pigeon’ and avoid being pooped on.



The description reads, “Pigeon is flying on border area on spy mission. having some spy wear so find exact spies and soot them before it poop on your screen reduce your gunner health.”



The app has been ranked at 4.9 of 5.



On May 29, a boy in Manwal village, 4 kilometres from Pakistan’s border found a pigeon with a message. Part of the message was in Urdu, but the numbers appeared to be that of a landline telephone in Pakistan’s Narowal district.

The bird was then taken to a veterinary hospital in Pathankot for an X-ray which did not reveal any clues.

Read: 'Spy' pigeon from Pakistan jailed in India: report

“Nothing adverse has been found, but we have kept the bird in our custody,” said Pathankot senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rakesh Kaushal.

“This is a rare instance of a bird from Pakistan being spotted here. We have caught a few spies here. The area is sensitive, given its proximity to Jammu,” said Kaushal.

A diary entry was made at Bamiyal police station terming the bird as a “suspected spy”, after which it was communicated to BSF and IB.