{
  "id": 8659293,
  "title": "Navy chief visits units at sea, Creeks Area to review SEASPARK 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/navy-chief-visits-units-at-sea-creeks-area-to-review-seaspark-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T03:10:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2630348/navy-chief-visits-units-at-sea-creeks-area-to-review-seaspark-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf toured naval and maritime units at sea and in the Creeks Area on Sunday to assess Exercise SEASPARK 2026, Pakistan's biennial military drill, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The exercise, ongoing since September 1, simulates a wide range of maritime operations and evaluates the readiness to swiftly shift from peacetime to wartime scenarios, the ISPR reported. Recognizing the evolving nature of conflict, this year's SEASPARK 2026 incorporates operations in the Information Environment, Multi-Domain Operations, and extensive utilization of unmanned systems, the statement emphasized.\n\nDuring his visit, Admiral Ashraf engaged with the participating personnel, lauding their \"professionalism, high morale, operational readiness, and determination to remain invincible at sea,\" the ISPR noted. Simultaneously, Pakistan and India exchanged diplomatic protests on Wednesday following a naval incident in the Arabian Sea. Following a Pakistan Navy exercise, Indian naval ship INS Kolkata and a helicopter deployed on it reportedly managed to breach Pakistan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on September 15, provoking the Foreign Office to lodge a strong protest. The Foreign Office highlighted that the Indian vessel had repeatedly attempted to enter the area where Pakistani exercises were taking place since September 7, despite multiple warnings. The Pakistan Navy's biennial SEASPARK-26 exercise commenced on September 1 in the EEZ, and the Indian naval ship's actions were deemed dangerous and provocative, not routine, the Foreign Office stated.",
  "summary": "ISPR says exercise was designed to rehearse the 'full spectrum of maritime operations'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}