Pakistan sea limits increase from 200 nm to 350 nm

[My-Analogous]

Pakistan become first nation in the region whose limit increased by UN. ARY NEWS report
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[alimobin memon]

Whats the point ? Our navy needs desperate replacement of Ships and submarine acquisition for already 250nm now 350nm requirements will increase what is to be done about that ?

 

[My-Analogous]

Whats the point ? Our navy needs desperate replacement of Ships and submarine acquisition for already 250nm now 350nm requirements will increase what is to be done about that ?

It will increase our sea resource and we can explore many things in future including oil and it will give us more protection and now with that increase we have more time to react in case of any hostile situation

 

[Mustang06]

Why was it increased?

 

[black-hawk_101]

Will Pakistan going to build some Islands on the increased coast line? Also they need investment in Gwadar?

 

[East or West India Best]

Sorry past 200 nm India's ocean begins. UN has no say over sovereign Indian territory.

 

[My-Analogous]

Why was it increased?

Read post # 3

Sorry past 200 nm India's ocean begins. UN has no say over sovereign Indian territory.

Indian ocean is not sole Indian property and many nations have rights on it including Pakistan and India is not even Sovereign state of Indian ocean.

List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Pakistan`s sea limits set to be extended - - DAWN.COM

“No country has challenged our claim for an additional 150 nautical miles into the sea,” said the federal minister for Science and Technology, Azam Khan Swati, who had called a briefing on Wednesday evening to announce what he called an “historical conquest.”

After four years and surveys worth Rs500 million, the United Nations accepted Pakistan's claim for extension of the continental shelf. Pakistan would have legal control over another 50, 000 square-kilometres into the Arabian Sea.

Pakistan's mission to the United Nations in New York had filed a claim for extension in its continental shelf from 200 nautical miles to 350 nautical miles to United Nations Commission on the Limit of Continental Shelf (UNCLOS) on April 30.

The ministry of science and technology (MoST) was involved in the preparation of the claim for the last couple of years. The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), an autonomous organisation of this ministry, was entrusted with the task to prepare the claim in accordance with UN requirements. The case was prepared and submitted to the Pakistan mission in New York last month.

Under the UNCLOS, Pakistan already has an Exclusive Economic Zone extending up to 200 nautical miles.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was adopted in 1982 and came into force in Nov 1994. Pakistan ratified the convention in Feb 1997. The Convention entered into force for Pakistan on March 28, 1997.

Although the government submitted its claim just two weeks before deadline, Science Minister Azam Khan Swati was all smiles when the announced the news. “It's a historical conquest. The benefits will be limitless,” he said.

“We gain a substantial area of more than 50, 000 sq/km with another 150 nautical miles into the sea,” said Azam Khan Swati.

Listing benefits, the minister claimed that the data acquired during the project would provide a reliable and firm database and foundation, essential for future marine research and exploration of living and non-living marine resources.

“It will also provide a good basis for out scientists/technicians to further promote and develop the marine geological and geophysical research and survey capabilities. The project will contribute directly to the petroleum and mineral sector in general and to the offshore maritime industry/market,” Azam Khan Swati said.

“Elsewhere in the world, deepwater fan and deltaic systems are of great interest to oil exploration companies. After the survey we conducted, it is safe to say that Pakistan's waters are rich in coal deposits and there is plenty of oil and gas,” Azam Khan Swati said.

The minister said that as many as 29 countries have filed claim for extension and May 13, 2009 was last date for submission of claim.

India has not filed claim for extension of its continental shelf so far, he added.

He said it was a historical moment that owing to timely efforts by the ministry and other stakeholders, Pakistan would succeed to extend its continental shelf.

The minister said that Pakistan has 200 nautical miles an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which now would be 350 nautical miles.

He said that substantial area of more than 50,000 square kilometres has been gained after extension of the continental shelf.

Azam Swati said that this would contribute directly to the petroleum and mineral sector in general and offshore maritime industry in particular.

He said this would also provide a reliable and firm database and foundation for future marine research and exploration of living and non-living resources.

The minister said that by analogy, elsewhere in the world, deepwater fan and deltaic systems were of great interest to oil exploration companies.

Oil and gas developments in sediment-rich margins were clear indicators of potential for the Indus Fan, he said.

The UNCLOS was adopted in 1982 and came into force on Nov 16, 1994. Pakistan ratified the convention on Feb 26, 1997.

Sorry past 200 nm India's ocean begins. UN has no say over sovereign Indian territory.

Sorry, it's fait accompli

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

An exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is a sea zone prescribed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea over which a state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind. It stretches from the baseline out to 200 nautical miles (nmi) from its coast. In colloquial usage, the term may include the continental shelf.

The term does not include either the territorial sea or the continental shelf beyond the 200 nmi limit. The difference between the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone is that the first confers full sovereignty over the waters, whereas the second is merely a "sovereign right" which refers to the coastal state's rights below the surface of the sea. The surface waters, as can be seen in the map, are international waters.

Below is the existing EEZ, which will be increased.

 

[xonix]

India has not filed claim for extension of its continental shelf so far, he added.

India did...

Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences Ashwani Kumar on Saturday expressed confidence that the United Nations Commission on the Law of the Sea would soon accept its claim of almost doubling its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which could give it access to a larger wealth of oil, natural gas and other off-shore resources.

India last year submitted to the Commission its claim to extend its coastal EEZ from 200 nautical miles to 350 nautical miles.

“We are among a few countries which have been able to give sedimentary and scientific evidence to lay claim over an extended continental shelf around it,” Mr. Kumar said on the sidelines of an event at the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) here.

“We presented our claim before the U.N. commission on the Law of the Sea last year, along with the scientific data collected over a decade, and are confident that it will be approved soon,” he added.

Under a provision of U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, a coastal country can seek an extension of its EEZ beyond the approved 200 nautical miles if it can demonstrate that the continental shelf of the country extends beyond that distance. The approval can be given up to a maximum of 350 nautical miles.

India produced data spanning over 6,000 pages, which were collected over almost a decade.

At the event, the Minister, who is on a five-day tour of scientific institutions in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Goa, interacted with Indian scientists stationed at Indian missions at the Antarctic through video-conferencing.

The claim, if ratified by the UNCLOS, would help India in exploring the area and exploiting oil, natural gas and mineral resources in the extended area too. The project was started in 1999 with a team of 60 scientists from different national institutions.

Asked about the on-going controversy over the Lokpal Bill, he asserted that the United Progressive Alliance was committed to place the Bill before Parliament in the coming monsoon session. “I hope the civil society members would not put any obstacles.”

Noting that the fight against corruption was not an issue of government versus the civil society, he alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was seeking to use it as a means for “backdoor entry.” The UPA and the government have been taking several steps to counter the menace of corruption.

 

[Arsalan]

Sorry past 200 nm India's ocean begins. UN has no say over sovereign Indian territory.

Ahhhmm,,, India's Ocean??


I hope you don't think the Indian ocean is India's ocean

And, this have been finalized. The proposal was made, no other country in the region raised any objection so it is a done deal.

 

[Green Arrow]

That means our navy size needs to be increased as well

 

[ali_raza]

chalo samundar to zyada kia.land to kam kerte ja rahe thee

 

[rockstar08]

Gazwa-e-hind Started ?

 

[razgriz19]

Why was it increased?

Because the world knows what India is up to