| Pakistan Navy intercepts, tracks Kalvari class Indian submarine | Move comes as 4th detection in the last five years | Interior Minister issues last warning to India
News Desk Report
RAWALPINDI: If the detected Submarines in the World of Navy warfare are described as “impotent”, Pakistan Navy on Tuesday made yet another Indian Navy’s Submarine when it intercepted and tracked latest Kalvari class Indian submarine in Pakistani Water territories.
In a tweet, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said that the navy’s anti-submarine unit intercepted and tracked the “latest Kalvari class Indian submarine”.
“The recent incident being the fourth detection in [the] last five years is [a] reflection of Pakistan Navy’s competence and resolve to defend maritime frontiers of Pakistan,” he said on Twitter, sharing video footage of the submarine.
In a detailed statement, Gen Iftikhar said the Indian Navy deployed its submarine against Pakistan with “ulterior motives”.
“However, yet again through continuous vigilance and professionalism, Pakistan Navy has foiled [the] Indian submarine’s attempt of entering into Pakistani waters,” he said.
“During prevailing security environment and ongoing Pakistan Navy Exercise SEASPARK-22, the possibility of Indian unit lurking into Pakistan maritime zone for reconnaissance and gathering information on exercise was anticipated.
“Therefore, strict monitoring watch and stringent vigilance procedures were enforced. Resultantly, Pakistan Navy anti-submarine warfare unit took the lead and prematurely intercepted and tracked the latest Indian submarine Kalvari on March 1,” he said.
The last such incident was reported in October 2021 when the navy detected and blocked an Indian submarine from entering Pakistani waters.
The UN Convention on Law of Sea does not allow a state to carry out manoeuvres or exercises in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and in the continental shelf of another coastal state without its consent. EEZ signifies an area of coastal water and seabed within a certain distance of a country’s coastline that cannot be entered without permission or prior information.
The area of Pakistan’s territorial waters is 12 nautical miles while its seabed territory (EEZ) grew to 290,000 square kilometres in 2015.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday said intercepting of an intruding Indian submarine into Pakistani waters by the Pakistan Navy was a last warning for India.
The Pakistan Navy’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Unit tracked and intercepted the attempt of India’s latest Kalvari class submarine of entering the Pakistani waters on March 1.
“As Pakistan is a peace loving country, we did not hit but warned (the submarine) to return” Sheikh Rashid said in a statement.
He said it was the fourth time that India had tried to enter Pakistan’s deep sea waters. The Pakistan Navy had intercepted the Indian submarine a year back.
The minister emphatically stated that with Pakistan having strong and brave armed forces, including army, navy and air force, no one could cast an evil eye on the great country and the nation.
Sheikh Rashid appreciated the Pakistan Navy’s competence and resolve in defending the country’s maritime frontiers.
