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- The Indian submarine was detected on October 16, Pakistan navy said in a press release
- Says this was third such incident in recent years, reflects Pakistan’s resolve to defend maritime frontiers
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani navy detected an Indian submarine off the Pakistani coast and prevented it from entering its waters last week, it said on Tuesday.
The submarine was detected on October 16, the navy said in a press release.
“During the prevailing security milieu, a strict monitoring watch has been kept by Pakistan Navy to safeguard maritime frontiers of Pakistan,” the navy said. “It is the third incident of its kind wherein, an Indian Naval Submarine has been prematurely detected and tracked by PN Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft.”
Aerial image captured by a Pakistani military patrol aircraft on October 16, 2021 of Indian submarine attempting to enter Pakistani waters - ISPR (Pakistan Army)
The recent incident was an example, the navy said, of Pakistan’s resolve “to defend maritime frontiers of the Motherland.”
Relations between longtime rivals Pakistan and India have been particularly strained in the last two years, particularly since 2019 when India withdrew Indian-administered Kashmir’s autonomy in order to tighten its grip over the territory, sparking outrage in Pakistan, the downgrading of diplomatic ties and a suspension of bilateral trade.
Kashmir lies at the heart of the tension. The countries, who both claim it in full but rule it in part, have fought two of their three wars over the region since partition and independence from Britain in 1947.