#TerroristNationPakistan scared,rattled&feeling at sea.— 卫纳夜格@Raj (@rajfortyseven) March 12, 2019
Entire #PakNavy first time after 1971,out of its ports.#Karachi #Ormara #Gwadar remain empty from 2/28/2019 onwards. 9frigates+8?submarines+2AOs out at sea as of 3/8/2019.@ThePrintIndia exclusive!https://t.co/xwzGbFrRdc pic.twitter.com/LKPzK5WwPr
Pakistan’s entire naval fleet, including its submarines, has been out at sea since 28 February following heightened tensions with India, exclusive satellite images accessed by ThePrint show.
ThePrint has studied a series of satellite images of Pakistan’s naval facilities since 28 February – two days after India’s air strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and a day after the Pakistan Air Force tried to carry out retaliatory strikes on India.
The dogfight between the two air forces saw IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shooting down a Pakistani F-16 before his MiG-21 was downed and he was captured by Pakistan.
The satellite imagery accessed by ThePrint shows no Pakistani navy ships at the ports of Karachi, Ormara and Gwadar, indicating that the entire fleet had been operationally deployed for more than a week starting 28 February. The fleet consists of nine frigates, eight submarines and 17 patrol and coastal vessels, according to reports.
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