Pakistan’s navy claims it stopped Indian submarine from entering its waters
- In recent days, India and Pakistan have come closer to conflict than in years, after a suicide bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir on February 14
“The Pakistan navy stopped an Indian submarine from entering our territorial waters,” a naval spokesman said.
He said “the Indian submarine was not targeted in line with the government’s policy of maintaining peace”.
It was the first such incident since 2016, when Pakistan said it had “pushed” an Indian submarine away from Pakistani waters.
The spokesman did not give further details, including when or where the submarine was detected. It was also not clear if they meant the 22km territorial waters limit or the broader 370km exclusive economic zone.
The navy also released what it said was video of the submarine, with the grainy black and white footage showing only what appeared to be a periscope above water. The timestamp on the video clip shows it began at 8.35pm on Monday. There was no immediate comment from Indian officials.