ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said on Thursday it had lodged a protest with New Delhi after an Indian aircraft allegedly violated its airspace over the Arabian Sea. The “provocative” violation occured on February 13 when an Indian maritime aircraft and two Indian coast guard fast patrol boats crossed into Pakistan’s zone, a foreign ministry statement said.“Pakistan has lodged a protest with the government of India through their High Commission in Islamabad for the violation of its airspace and Exclusive Economic Zone,” it said.
The Indian plane made a number of low altitudes passes over a Pakistani Maritime Security Agency vessel, which was chasing Indian fishing boats poaching inside Pakistani waters, according to the statement. Two Indian Coast Guard Fast Patrol Crafts also approached “in a provocative posture with manned armament pointing towards the Pakistani vessel,” it said.
| "Abdul, those Indians are coming after us!" "Yeah, but their fishermen are poaching!" "Yeah, but they have more and bigger guns!" "On second thought, let's lodge a protest." |
It was not clear if the incident was related to Indian claims that Pakistani coastguards shot dead an Indian fisherman on a boat, also on Feburary 13. India said it had protested Thursday to Pakistan over the alleged incident.
| Just sending a message. |