Boat Blows Up

After hurtling the government into a mega-controversy, the officer who declared that he had ordered the blowing up of a Pakistani fishing boat with four people on board has apologised in writing to the Defence Ministry. The matter is unlikely to end there, said sources, warning that disciplinary action is likely.

The Congress has asked the government to "come clean" on the Pakistani boat issue and explain "which terrorist organisation" was behind the episode that unfolded on the high seas.

Was the Pakistani boat which sank off the coast of Porbandar in Gujarat in the early hours of January 1 carrying "explosives" or was it just part of a flourishing smuggling racket between India and Pakistan and carrying much harmless cargo like diesel?

A Pakistani boat blew itself up off the Gujarat coast on New Year's Eve. This is the text of the press release issued by the Defence Ministry.

A fishing boat from Pakistan with four people on board went up in flames and sank off the Gujarat coast in what appeared to be an attempt to evade investigation by the Indian Navy on New Year's Eve, the government said today.

The Pakistani boat that blew itself up off the Gujarat coast on New Year's Eve was carrying "costly cargo" headed for India, intercepts picked up by intelligence agencies revealed. An 18-hour operation began after the boat was spotted at 11 am on December 31, in Indian waters.

Huge intel breakthrough averts possible terror strike, writes Nitin Gokhale.

A Pakistani fishing boat that ignored warning shots from the Coast Guard to slow down off the Gujarat coast blew itself up late on New Year's Eve, the government disclosed today.

A Pakistani fishing boat laden with explosives bound for India blew up late on New Year's Eve, killing all four people on board, after the Coast Guard tried to stop and search it, officials said today.

A boat, reportedly from Pakistan, blew itself up off the Gujarat coast on New Year's Eve. This is the text of the press release issued by the Defence Ministry.

A boat, reportedly from Pakistan, blew itself up off the Gujarat coast on New Year's Eve. There were four people on the boat. So far, no survivors have been found.

After hurtling the government into a mega-controversy, the officer who declared that he had ordered the blowing up of a Pakistani fishing boat with four people on board has apologised in writing to the Defence Ministry. The matter is unlikely to end there, said sources, warning that disciplinary action is likely.

The Congress has asked the government to "come clean" on the Pakistani boat issue and explain "which terrorist organisation" was behind the episode that unfolded on the high seas.

Was the Pakistani boat which sank off the coast of Porbandar in Gujarat in the early hours of January 1 carrying "explosives" or was it just part of a flourishing smuggling racket between India and Pakistan and carrying much harmless cargo like diesel?

A Pakistani boat blew itself up off the Gujarat coast on New Year's Eve. This is the text of the press release issued by the Defence Ministry.

A fishing boat from Pakistan with four people on board went up in flames and sank off the Gujarat coast in what appeared to be an attempt to evade investigation by the Indian Navy on New Year's Eve, the government said today.

The Pakistani boat that blew itself up off the Gujarat coast on New Year's Eve was carrying "costly cargo" headed for India, intercepts picked up by intelligence agencies revealed. An 18-hour operation began after the boat was spotted at 11 am on December 31, in Indian waters.

Huge intel breakthrough averts possible terror strike, writes Nitin Gokhale.

A Pakistani fishing boat that ignored warning shots from the Coast Guard to slow down off the Gujarat coast blew itself up late on New Year's Eve, the government disclosed today.

A Pakistani fishing boat laden with explosives bound for India blew up late on New Year's Eve, killing all four people on board, after the Coast Guard tried to stop and search it, officials said today.

A boat, reportedly from Pakistan, blew itself up off the Gujarat coast on New Year's Eve. This is the text of the press release issued by the Defence Ministry.

A boat, reportedly from Pakistan, blew itself up off the Gujarat coast on New Year's Eve. There were four people on the boat. So far, no survivors have been found.