Pakistan Lodges Strong Protest Over Indian Naval Provocation in its Exclusive Economic Zone
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad and lodged a strong protest over a highly provocative and unacceptable action by a vessel of the Indian Navy in Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on 15 September 2026.
While the Pakistan Navy was undertaking its biennial exercise SEASPARK-26, the Indian vessel carried out aggressive maneuvers in dangerous proximity to a Pakistani naval ship, resulting in contact between the two vessels. The incident constituted a serious violation of international law and the bilateral agreement on Advance Notice on Military Exercises, Manoeuvres and Troop Movements, 1991, and risked escalating tensions in the region.
The Charge d’ Affaires was asked to convey to the government of India that Pakistan strongly rejects this belligerent Indian action. Indian side was urged to adhere strictly to international law and bilateral agreements, particularly those aimed at preventing incidents at sea.
The Chargé d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi will lodge the same demarche with India’s Ministry of External Affairs.
Pakistan urges the international community to call upon India to abandon its belligerent posture and refrain from irresponsible actions that could further destabilize South Asia. This region can ill-afford to remain perpetually hostage to India’s reckless pursuit of conflict and instability.
Reference Link:- https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-lodges-strong-protest-over-indian-naval-provocation-in-its-exclusive-economic-zone
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
