Karachi: The Pakistan Navy today claimed it had thwarted an attempt by an Indian submarine to enter the country’s territorial waters.
The report comes after tensions flared up between the two nuclear-armed neighbours following the 14 February Pulwama suicide attack in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed.
Pakistan Navy also shared a footage with the media, which it said was “actual”.
The image showed that footage was made at 2035 hours on March 4.
“The Pakistan Navy used its specialised skills to ward off the submarine, successfully keeping it from entering Pakistani waters,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
The Indian submarine was not deliberately targeted by the Pakistan to give peace a chance, the spokesperson said.
“The Indian submarine was not targeted keeping in view Pakistan’s policy of peace,” the official said, adding that India must learn from this incident and “move towards peace”.
“The Pakistan Navy is always ready to guard its territorial waters and is capable of responding to any kind of aggression with full force,” the navy said.
The naval forces claimed it was the second attempt since November 2016 that naval forces have caught the Indian Navy trying to enter the country’s territorial waters.
Earlier in 2016, the Pakistan Navy successfully repelled an Indian submarine from entering the country’s territorial waters, the report said.
After the Pulwama attack, the Indian Air Force carried out strike in Balakot, Pakistan on February 26.
The next day, Pakistan Air Force retaliated and downed a MiG-21 and captured its pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was handed over to India on Friday.