A local news report mentioned that statement of Pakistani Navy that a Pakistani fishing boat had come under fire by an Indian helicopter when it was fishing in a sea area not properly demarcated between the two countries. The undue firing caused bullet injuries to two Pakistani fishermen aboard the boat.
According to the official the unfortunate incident occurred on Sunday after noon when Pakistani fishing boats left the Jati Creek area near Thatta and went into the sea where there was no proper demarcation of maritime boundary between Indian and Pakistan. Commander Salman Ali, a spokesman for the Pakistan Navy, told that it is a congested fishing area and boats there operate without proper navigational aids causing trouble to them.
Ali also told that two Pakistani fishermen received bullet injuries, in their leg and foot respectively, and once eight fishing boats came under fire they retreated to the Pakistani Creek area. It is said that the Indian helicopter first made reconnaissance of the area and then fired warning shots on the Pakistani boats. Captain Asif Majeed Butt, chief spokesman Pakistan Navy, revealed that a Pakistani fishing boat came under warning shots fired by an Indian helicopter when they had crossed the disputed Sir Creek area and went into the Indian territory.
