India-Pakistan Relations / Indian ship capsizes in Arabian Sea Pakistan rescues 9 crew members body of one recovered

India-Pakistan Relations: The Pakistan Navy on Thursday claimed that it saved its Indian crew members from sinking after a ship capsized in the Arabian Sea. The Director General of Public Relations of the Pakistan Navy said that the incident took place on August 9 near the coastal city of Gwadar in Balochistan province when the Indian ship 'Jamna Sagar' sank. There were 10 crew members in it, out of which the body of one was later recovered.

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According to the statement, the Navy received information about the ship, following which the Pakistan Maritime Information Center requested the nearby merchant vessel 'MT Kruibeke' to provide necessary help to the crew members of the Indian ship. The merchant vessel rescued nine crew members, the statement said. It said that the Pakistan Navy ship later found the body of a missing crew member, which was handed over to the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. Pakistan's territorial waters have an area of ​​12 nautical miles while its maritime zone (EEZ) increased to 290,000 square kilometers in 2015.

"The merchant ship rescued nine crew members and continued on to its next port in Dubai and later released the crew members," the statement said. At the same time, a Pakistan Navy ship along with two helicopters also reached the area and found the body of a crew member, who was missing when the earlier sailing vessel sank, according to Geo News.

On the other hand, a meeting between India and Pakistan Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shahbaz Sharif is likely to take place during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Diplomatic sources gave this information to a media organization. The Daily Jung reported in one of its reports that the SCO summit is scheduled for September 15-16, where the leaders of the organization will meet together to discuss regional challenges.