I think one would be foolish to think this is a one-off incident. It's highly likely the Indians have done this before on number of occasions and have just been caught. If this assumption is correct, it raises questions not just about the Pakistani navy's capabilities but also that of the entire Pakistani military posture and capabilities.
Good post.
Pakistanis are rightly highly critical of their civilian administrators but rarely criticize their military. Granted as a small and vulnerable country threatened by multiple threats, Pakistanis need to be cautious of their criticism, however there are many glaring failures by your military. For example, to any objective observer the way the ISI lured and apprehended a senior ranking Indian naval intelligence officer was nothing short of legendary. In any country, books would have been written about this incident and movies would have been made. The diplomats would have gone on an overdrive exteracting maximum mileage from the incident. In the Pakistani case, all you have is a poorly produced confessional video and few statements here and there. Even the language used by the Pakistani establishment both civilian and military is so outdated and embarrassing to read (even to a neutral like me) that you begin to wonder how in the world writes these jokes.
Pakistan is a great country and its military despite so many financial and political constraints continues to keep a zealous enemy 10x larger at bay. But how long can Pakistan rely on outdated and embarrassing tactics. The era of strategic and political lack of creativity needs to end for your country to adequately address the multiple threats facing it.
