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Pakistan

Pakistan Navy deploys warships in Arabian Sea

  • Decision comes amid recent incidents of maritime security
Published January 7, 2024
Photo: Radio Pakistan
Photo: Radio Pakistan

Pakistan Navy has deployed its warships in the Arabian Sea following recent incidents of maritime security, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday.

In a statement, spokesperson of Pakistan Navy said the ships were continuously patrolling the Arabian Sea to ensure safety of Pakistan’s trade routes.

He said continuous aerial surveillance of commercial passages was also being done to ensure the safety of Pakistan and international merchant ships.

“Pakistan Navy is well aware of its national responsibility to maintain maritime peace and order in the region,” the spokesperson said.

The development comes a day after India’s navy said its commandos had boarded a vessel in the Arabian Sea after a hijacking distress call, the latest attack on commercial shipping in the region.

Last month the force deployed several warships into the sea to “maintain a deterrent presence” after a string of recent shipping attacks, including a drone strike near India’s coast blamed on Iran by the United States.

Saudi Arabia urges US restraint as Yemen’s Houthis attack ships in Red Sea

It comes at a time when many vessels have been rerouted from the Red Sea, where Yemen’s Houthis have carried out drone and missile attacks in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Israel’s offensive in Gaza after October 7 attacks by Hamas has killed at least 22,700 Palestinians, Gaza officials say, and the conflict has spilled into the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, and Red Sea shipping lanes.

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Parvez Jan 07, 2024 10:43pm
This was an uncalled for decision.....it looks more for feel good optics and much less practical value.
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Doc Asad Jan 08, 2024 02:28am
just optics ... nothing more
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zh Jan 08, 2024 05:04am
@mustafa, My comments were not about IK's performance or lack of it. They were about freedom expression and freedom political choice.
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Haris Jan 08, 2024 07:30am
On which side ate we standing? Will we ever stop playing the American stooge for once???
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Hamza Jan 08, 2024 04:48pm
@Haris , We're standing on the side that doesn't hurt our trade? This is a non-discussion, the Houthis are targeting ships indiscriminately and that hurts our interests just like it hurts everyone else's. Like the recent attack on an MSC ship going from Jeddah to Karachi, the Houthis are just committing piracy and terrorism at this point.
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Imtiaz Jan 09, 2024 06:51pm
Sense of proportion cases. More loyal than d king
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