Pakistan moots a joint maritime security agency with India

PAK-MARITIME


Islamabad, Sep 29 (PTI) Pakistan has mooted to India
the creation of a joint maritime security agency to prevent
sea borne terrorist attacks like the one on Mumbai last year
that killed 183 people.

The Pakistan navy has suggested the creation of the
joint maritime security agency to the government, Naval chief
Admiral Noman Bashir told reporters after inaugurating a
conference on piracy organised in southern port city of
Karachi by the Master Mariners Society of Pakistan.

Replying to a query, Bashir said soon after the Mumbai
attacks, the Pakistan Navy had proposed the setting up of the
joint maritime force comprising personnel from the two
countries. He did not give further details.

The 10 terrorists who carried out the Mumbai attacks
travelled by sea from Karachi to the Indian financial hub.
Pakistani investigators have seized the boats that were used
by the attackers and are currently searching for their crews.

The conference on piracy held Monday was addressed
by Pakistani and foreign marine experts, who underlined the
need for concerted efforts by the international community to
curb crimes on the high seas.

According to them, piracy has intensified to the
extent that between January and June this year, pirates
hijacked 33 vessels in at least 140 attacks across the globe.
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