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Pakistan sea limits increase from 200 nm to 350 nm

People have been evaporating sea water to produce salt since a long time ago. Besides there are so many minerals in sea that we don't even know about them.

there are Sharks , we can feed them , with taza mota gosht ... Nawaz , Zardari , Altaf , Mullana Diesel , Munwaar Hussain , Asfand yaar wali , yeh salay haram kha kha ker motay ho gaye hai, chalo isi bahane machliyan dua tu den gi :D
 
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Nigeria 923,768 Total
(356,669) 910,768 Land
(351,649) 13,000 Water

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Venezuela 916,445 Total
(353,841) 882,050 Land
(340,560) 30,000 Water

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Pakistan 881,912 Total
(340,508) 856,692 Land
(330,771) 25,220 Water

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This means Pakistan can easily replace Nigeria's 32nd Position with Total Area around 930,000 Sq KM
 
there are Sharks , we can feed them , with taza mota gosht ... Nawaz , Zardari , Altaf , Mullana Diesel , Munwaar Hussain , Asfand yaar wali , yeh salay haram kha kha ker motay ho gaye hai, chalo isi bahane machliyan dua tu den gi :D
Sure. Good luck with your venture. Tell us about it when you have some success.
 
India has no sovereignty beyond 12NM of it's base line coast. A Pakistani Navy ship can come within those 12NM so it's sailors can give the middle finger to any Indian fishing vessel or an Indian Naval counterpart.

UN has no say on any nation's sovereign land.

Brush up on some International Law.

indian navy can do the same withing those 12NM of Pakistan shore
 
This is certainly a positive development for our nation. Companies like OGDC and PPL have the technical and financial resources to look for Oil and Gas in our continental shelf. I hope other Pakistani companies develop the expertise to venture in this new frontier.

Which exploration JVs are ocean based? I mean I have not seen any rigs in ocean in Pakistan? .....o_O
 
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Islamabad- The United Nations’ Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf (UN-CLCS) accepted Pakistan’s claim for extension of its continental shelf limits (sea limits) from 200 nautical miles to 350 nautical miles.

This adds over 50,000 square kilometer (sq-km) of continental shelf to the existing 240,000 sq km of EEZ, under Pakistan’s jurisdiction. Pakistan will have exclusive rights over the seabed and subsoil resources of the added area. This is a landmark achievement and a momentous event in the country’s history, which would bring vast economic benefits through exploitation of extensive natural resources present there.

Article 76 of the UN Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) allows coastal states to extend their Continental Shelf beyond 200 NM. However, a coastal state is required to prove its case through technical data to the UN-CLCS, a body of 21 experts in Geology, Geophysics, Hydrography and other related disciplines. Pakistan also has the representation in the body.

The project to extend Pakistan's continental shelf was started in 2005, jointly by Pakistan Navy and National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) with Ministry of Science & Technology as the sponsor Ministry.
After four years of dedicated work and collection and processing of voluminous technical data, a comprehensive submission was made to the UN-CLCS on 30 April 2009. On Pakistan’s turn, a seven-member sub-commission of the UN-CLCS undertook in-depth analysis/review of Pakistan’s submission and after over a yearlong thorough scrutiny and analysis, the UN CLCS adopted recommendations for extension of Pakistan's continental shelf from 200 to 350 NM.

During this process, a technical delegation from Pakistan undertook this important task and held multiple interactions with the sub-commission. At the final stage, Pakistan’s delegation, headed by Dr Maliha Lodhi, the permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, gave the final presentation on 10 March 2015. After extensive deliberation, the UN-CLCS has now announced the adoption of Pakistan’s claim.

The accomplishment of this historic milestone, which augurs well for economic well being of the future generations, is outcome of seamless coordination and cooperation between various ministries and departments as well as sustained government support throughout a decade long effort.

It is by all means a great national achievement with rich dividends for the nation in future. All those associated with the project deserve commendation. The nation is rightly proud of this achievement. We must now utilize all our resources to exploit the vast economic potential of our maritime zones for the benefit of our nation.
Pakistan gets additional 50,000 sq-km in sea area
@MOD please closed this thread. my thread already running in this forum
Pakistan sea limits increase from 200 nm to 350 nm
 
Just so everyone knows. Continental shelf means the seabed or subsoil --> landmass under the sea. The water & fishery could still be part of international waters. Its just the land under it that Pakistan has all economic activity rights to. We probably cannot prevent international cargo or warships from traveling in these waters. Rights over the fishery & passage would only be effected if Pakistan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is extended in the Arabian sea.

In conclusion; we still have the same sea based territorial boundary as yesterday & would continue to be limited to it for a long time.
 
Just so everyone knows. Continental shelf means the seabed or subsoil --> landmass under the sea. The water & fishery could still be part of international waters. Its just the land under it that Pakistan has all economic activity rights to. We probably cannot prevent international cargo or warships from traveling in these waters. Rights over the fishery & passage would only be effected if Pakistan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is extended in the Arabian sea.

In conclusion; we still have the same sea based territorial boundary as yesterday & would continue to be limited to it for a long time.


Funny thing is that Indian naval ships can park themselves 22miles off the coast but fishermen have to stay 200 miles away.

Q: if India is planning an undersea pipeline from Iran, would this extension possibly put a spanner in that plan?
 

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