How Pakistani Warship Provoked Indian Navy Vessel in High-Seas Arabian Sea Standoff
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A tense maritime encounter unfolded in the North Arabian Sea approximately 220 kilometers east of Oman when a Pakistani naval warship executed an aggressive and dangerous maneuver in close proximity to an Indian Navy frontline vessel. Official defense sources revealed that on the evening of September 15, while the Indian warship was executing a routine maritime surveillance mission in international waters, the Pakistani vessel approached at unusually high speed without lowering its throttle or maintaining mandatory safety buffers. Despite adverse weather conditions and rough sea swells, the Pakistani ship—identified as a Yarmook-subclass Hunain-class corvette—adopted an openly threatening posture before disengaging and departing the sector, averting physical collision or onboard casualties through the Indian vessel's operational restraint.
Diplomatic Retaliation: India Summons Pakistani Envoy Over Flagrant Breach of 1991 Bilateral Accord
Reacting swiftly to the high-seas confrontation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi summoned Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires on Wednesday to register a vehement formal protest against the hostile and reckless maneuver. Terming the maneuver "unacceptable and unprofessional," the MEA stated that the Pakistani warship's actions directly violated Article 10 of the landmark April 1991 bilateral Agreement on Advance Notice on Military Exercises, Manoeuvres and Troop Movements between India and Pakistan. During the demarche, Indian diplomatic authorities instructed the Pakistani envoy to unequivocally advise military leadership in Islamabad that all operational naval assets must maintain strict navigational discipline, exercise utmost caution, and adhere to established bilateral protocols governing international maritime operations.
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