Pak navy claims it blocked Indian submarine

October 19, 2021 18:30

Pakistan's military on Tuesday claimed that its navy blocked an Indian submarine from entering into the country's waters last week.

The incident occurred on October 16 when an Indian submarine was detected by a Pakistan Navy patrol aircraft, the military said in a statement.

"The navy detected and blocked the Indian submarine on 16 Oct 21 from entering into Pakistani waters," according to the statement.

It said that during the prevailing security milieu, a strict monitoring watch has been kept by the Pakistan Navy to safeguard maritime frontiers of the country.

According to the statement, it is the third incident of its kind during which an Indian naval submarine has been prematurely detected and tracked by the Pakistan Navy's long range maritime patrol aircraft.

The army also shared a short footage of the purported incident. -- PTI

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