Pakistan Navy prevents Indian submarine from entering territorial waters
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Published: November 18, 2016
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Pakistan Navy on Friday successfully repelled an Indian submarine from entering the country’s territorial waters.
According to Pakistan Navy spokesperson, theeir fleet units chased the submarine until it left Pakistan’s territory. The spokesperson further said that repelling the submarine was a testament of the country’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
Pakistan was capable of giving a fitting response to any sort of aggression [by India], the spokesperson added. He further said India was deploying its submarines against Pakistan.
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On Tuesday, Pakistan Navy said that CPEC’s first cargo containers were safely escorted in the Arabian Sea towards their destination to the Middle East and African countries.
It added that the success of CPEC and the Gwadar Port project was linked to the safe and secure maritime environment in the Indian Ocean region in general and in the Arabian Sea in particular.
Pakistan Navy is attaching high priority to maritime security components of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. The Navy reiterated its call to secure the sea route as it deployed its ships to provide security cover to ensure safe and secure transit of MV Cosco Willington and MV Al Hussein in international waters.
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The navy also believes that with the operationalisation of Gwadar port, the maritime traffic to and from Pakistani ports is expected to increase manifold.
The force has also adopted a multi-pronged approach to deal with the prevailing challenges such as beefing up security of the Gwadar Port, conducting security patrols and coastal exercises, enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness and engaging with other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).