🇮🇳 Indian Navy Strikes Karachi Port, Opens Naval Front Against Pakistan For First Time Since 1971-Report

Missile strikes on Pakistani naval bases mark a major escalation; parallels drawn with historic 1971 Trident and Python operations that crippled Karachi port.

New Delhi, May 9, 2025 –
For the first time since the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, the Indian Navy has opened a direct front against Pakistan, launching missile strikes on Karachi Port and key naval installations late Thursday night. The strikes come as a retaliatory response to Pakistan’s intensified cross-border drone and missile attacks targeting Indian civilian and military areas.

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Multiple explosions were reported near Karachi’s coastline, sparking panic. Reports confirm that significant damage was inflicted on Pakistani naval infrastructure.

🔥 Echoes of 1971: Naval Blitz Repeated

India’s maritime offensive has drawn immediate historical parallels to the legendary Operation Trident (Dec 4, 1971) and Operation Python (Dec 8, 1971), where Indian missile boats wreaked havoc on Karachi’s naval and oil infrastructure:

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• Operation Trident:
  INS Nipat, INS Nirghat, and INS Veer, backed by anti-submarine vessels, sank PNS Khyber and PNS Muhafiz and set Karachi oil terminals ablaze. India suffered no casualties.
• Operation Python:
  INS Vinash led a follow-up strike, sinking three merchant ships, leaving Karachi’s port inoperable.

December 4 is now commemorated as Indian Navy Day in honour of this daring operation.

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⚓ 2025 Offensive: Navy’s Western Fleet Fully Deployed

Amid rising Indo-Pak tensions, the Western Fleet from Mumbai is on full operational alert. Government sources confirm the fleet is “fully deployed and prepared” to respond to any further Pakistani provocation.

Following the May 7 Operation Sindoor, in which India targeted 9 terror camps across Pakistan and PoK, India had avoided hitting military assets. That changed after Pakistan’s drone and missile barrage on Jammu, Punjab, and Rajasthan, prompting a calibrated yet forceful naval retaliation.

🌊 Simultaneous Naval Drills Raise Stakes in Arabian Sea

Both nations have now issued overlapping naval firing notifications:

• India: May 8–13
• Pakistan: May 9–12

This 4-day overlap in the Arabian Sea heightens the risk of maritime confrontation.

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