Pakistan provokes again, marines fire at two Indian boats; one fisherman dead

An Indian fisherman was killed after the Pakistan Navy opened fire on his boat off the Gujarat coast, near Dwarka.

As per media reports, Pakistan Navy fired on the Indian fishing boat 'Ramraj' which was in the sea along with another boat 'Premraj'. The firing lead to the death of boat master Bhatti Iqbal Abdul, who is said to be a native of Okha.

The vessels are now reportedly being towed away by the Indian coastguard. Details are still awaited on the exact location of the encounter as the sequence of events that led to Iqbal's death are yet unclear.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs is trying to obtain more information on the incident.