Pakistan’s navy has launched an operation to “counter multidimensional threats” to its national shipping and maritime trade, with concerns about fuel supplies due to the US-Israeli war with Iran.
The country’s military says that navy ships were escorting merchant vessels “to ensure the uninterrupted flow of national energy supplies and the security of sea lines of communication.”
Pakistan, which shares a border with Iran in the southwest, depends on oil and gas from the Gulf and on Friday hiked prices at the pump by about 20 percent, triggering long lines at gas stations across the country.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday unveiled a raft of austerity measures to save fuel, including shutting government offices for one day a week and ordering 50% of staff to work from home.
Schools were also told to close for two weeks.
The navy was fully “prepared to respond to emerging maritime security challenges”, the Pakistani military says, without elaborating.
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