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The Pakistan Navy carried out an operation in the Arabian Sea and rescued 18 crew members, including foreign nationals, of a merchant vessel following a distress call, a statement issued by the PN said on Friday. The statement said: “In a swift humanitarian operation, Pakistan Navy successfully rescued and evacuated 18 crew members, including nationals of China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia, following a distress call from merchant vessel (MV) Gold Autumn, operating in North Arabian Sea at 200 nautical miles (approximately 370 km) off Pakistan’s coast.” It added that upon receiving the emergency alert, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) activated its Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) and promptly initiated response protocols. “Accordingly, Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Hunain, patrolling in the assigned area, was immediately tasked to provide assistance to MV Gold Autumn,” it added. The statement said that PNS Hunain “actively undertook the search and rescue operation, demonstrating pro...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Navy seized 1500 kilogramme (KG) narcotics, known as Hashish of worth nearly $3 million in an anti-narcotics operation in Arabian Sea, according to a statement issued on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Navy Ship TABUK, while operating on Regional Maritime Security Patrol (RMSP) and in support of Saudi-led CTF-150 under HQ Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), intercepted a suspicious dhow operating in the Arabian Sea.

The Pakistan Navy has seized more than 2,000 kilogrammes of methamphetamine—commonly known as ice—in the Arabian Sea, in a bust valued at US$130 million, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.

The Pakistan Navy (PN) seized over 2,000 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, in a drug bust worth $130 million in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement from the navy’s Directorate-General Public Relations (DG PR) said the PN Tabuk was conducting a regional maritime security patrol in support of the Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 under the Combined Maritime Force (CMF), a naval partnership that includes the United States, when it intercepted a “suspicious dhow” operating in the Arabian Sea. “Subsequently, the ship successfully conducted a major counter-narcotics operation onboard stateless dhow, resulting in the seizure of over 2000kg of ice,” the statement said, adding that the capture was the third consecutive successful interdiction conducted in the last two months by PN ships. The navy said these successful operations demonstrated its “enduring resolve and unwavering commitment” against illicit trafficking at sea. “The scale of the operation, cou...

Humpback whales found in Arabian Sea are species of baleen whale, after monsoon, they migrate into Pakistani waters

Pakistan Navy ship Yarmook seized narcotics worth more than $972 million from sailboats in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement issued on Wednesday from the naval network overseeing the operation. The Combined Maritime Force (CMF), a naval partnership that includes the United States, said the Pakistani naval vessel intercepted two different dhow sailing boats within 48 hours last week. It was working in “direct support of Saudi-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150” of the CMF during focused operation Al Masmak, which began on October 16. “The crew boarded the first dhow and seized over two tons of crystal methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $822,400,000 [on] October 18. Less than 48 hours later, the crew boarded a second dhow and seized 350 kilogrammes of [crystal meth] worth $140,000,000 and 50kg of cocaine worth $10,000,000,” the CMF statement said. The narcotics were transported back to the ship for testing to confirm the contents and subsequently disposed of, the statement added. The inter...

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday reported that Cyclone Shakhti over the northeast Arabian Sea has further intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, moving westward during the past 12 hours.

The depression over northeast Arabian Sea has intensified into a cyclonic storm “Shakhti” and now lay centered at around 360km south of Karachi, according to a notification issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday. “It is likely to move west-northwestwards initially and likely to further intensify into severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours. Thereafter it is likely to move west-southwestwards and reach over central north Arabian Sea,” it added. Under its influence, wind-thunderstorm and rain of light to moderate intensity is expected in Tharparker, Umerkot, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Tando Muhammad Khan, Hyderabad, Matiari, and Jamshoro districts, as well as at isolated places in Karachi division, as per PMD’s notification. Hot and dry weather is likely to prevail elsewhere in the province. The notification stated that sea conditions are likely to remain “rough to very rough” with “squally winds of 40 to 50 gusting 55 km/hour near Sindh coast”. It also advised fishermen not to venture...

Pakistan Navy, in collaboration with China, has discovered significant gas reserves deep beneath the Arabian Sea during a joint survey carried out under the vision of the Chief of Naval Staff, a senior former naval officer revealed on Monday.

In a major joint operation, the Pakistan Navy (PN), Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), Joint Maritime Information Coordination Centre (JMICC), and the Narcotics Control Wing of Sindh’s Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Department successfully intercepted a stateless vessel involved in illegal activities in the Arabian Sea.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued an advisory stating that a low-pressure area (LPA) has formed over the east-central Arabian Sea, approximately 1,075 kilometers southeast of Karachi.