A sailor belonging to Pakistan Maritime Security Agency was martyred while two Indian fishermen went missing after a fleeing Indian boat collided with a PMSA ship and capsized in the Arabia Sea.
The Indian boat carrying eight fishermen attempted to escape after it was caught fishing illegally in Pakistani territorial waters in the Arabian Sea.
According to a PMSA statement, an Agency ship while patrolling Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone spotted eight Indian fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing well inside Pakistani waters.
After seeing the PMSA patrolling ship approaching, one of the Indian fishing boats hit the top gear in a bid to evade capture and tried to escape towards the Indian waters but Pakistani ship managed to stop it after multiple warnings.
