Islamabad:
The detention of the Karachi-bound ship for carrying undeclared arms and explosives has not gone down well with Pakistan government.
Condemning the seizure, it has said there was nothing out of the ordinary about the ship and the hype was unnecessary as it had perfectly legitimate UN cargo.
Indian authorities detained the ship near Kolkata port on Friday after finding out that its clearing agent did not specify that it was carrying weapons.
Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman, Abdul Basit, has said Pakistan has not been officially informed by India about the detention of the cargo ship.
"The ship coming from Liberia and carrying cargo that was in the use of UN peacekeeping missions has been stopped by India without any justification," he told the media.
The Panama-registered vessel MV Agean Glory sailed from Monrovia in Liberia to Bangladesh via Mauritius.
It then travelled to Kolkata, where Indian authorities detained it. (With PTI inputs)
Condemning the seizure, it has said there was nothing out of the ordinary about the ship and the hype was unnecessary as it had perfectly legitimate UN cargo.
Indian authorities detained the ship near Kolkata port on Friday after finding out that its clearing agent did not specify that it was carrying weapons.
Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman, Abdul Basit, has said Pakistan has not been officially informed by India about the detention of the cargo ship.
"The ship coming from Liberia and carrying cargo that was in the use of UN peacekeeping missions has been stopped by India without any justification," he told the media.
The Panama-registered vessel MV Agean Glory sailed from Monrovia in Liberia to Bangladesh via Mauritius.
It then travelled to Kolkata, where Indian authorities detained it. (With PTI inputs)
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