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Pakistan plans maritime body to prevent Mumbai-type terror attacks | | The Pakistan Navy is considering setting up an organisation assigned to oversee all the maritime authorities of the country to minimize the chances of a terrorist attack being launched on a neighbouring
country from its land and waters. Pakistan 's Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman
Bashir said this on the concluding day of a 20-day biennial military exercise
held in Karachi . Addressing the media on board PNS Nasr, Admiral Bashir said
that the proposal has gained significance following the reports that the Mumbai
terrorist attacks had been launched from Pakistani waters. Admiral Bashir further
said that the Pakistan Navy would be responsible for the overall supervision of
the Maritime Security Agency, Coast Guards, fisheries department, Karachi Port
Trust and customs, adding that all the authorities would work in close coordination
with one another, The Dawn reports. He also informed that some counter-terrorism
measures were being taken in the meantime and deployment had been reinforced in
the south-eastern coastal area of India where Pakistan was coordinating with international
intelligence agencies. |
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