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Navy Launches Operation Muhafiz-Ul-Bahr Against Threats to Shipping, Trade Amid Mideast Crisis
The Pakistan Navy escorts merchant vessels to secure 90% of the nation’s trade conducted via sea amid regional tensions affecting vital sea lanes.
- Pakistan Navy announced Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr amid an evolving regional maritime security environment and potential disruptions to critical sea lanes, the Inter-Services Public Relations said.
- Conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz raised fears of fuel shortages and threats to maritime security.
- At present, Pakistan Navy ships are escorting two merchant vessels, with one scheduled to arrive in Karachi today, and operations are coordinated with the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
- Because roughly 90 per cent of Pakistan's trade travels by sea, the Government of Pakistan has implemented emergency measures including a Rs55 per litre fuel-price increase amid tightened energy markets.
- Pakistan Navy says it remains prepared to respond to emerging maritime threats and coordinates with Pakistan National Shipping Corporation to reduce shipping risks and economic fallout.
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Iran fired a ballistic missile into Turkish airspace, which was intercepted by NATO air and missile defense systems. In response to this threat, Pakistan launched Operation Muhafizul Bahr to protect its shipping and maritime trade.
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Pakistan Navy launches Operation Muhafizul Bahr to counter threats to shipping, maritime trade: ISPR
The military’s media affairs wing said on Monday that the Pakistan Navy had launched Operation Muhafizul Bahr to counter “multidimensional threats to national shipping and maritime trade”. A statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the decision came in light of the “evolving regional maritime security environment and potential disruptions to critical sea lanes”. The statement said that the initiative had been undertak…
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