Pakistan's military regains control of base

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The naval base attack appears designed to highlight similar weaknesses in the military’s capability and remind Pakistanis of the ongoing US relationship by targeting the planes. With few trusted institutions remaining in Pakistan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], such attacks on the military undermine the political stability of the country.
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Not every analyst is buying this conventional explanation for the attack,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], however. Some suggest foreign country involvement given the sophistication of the attack and the target.
Air-tight reasons for attack?
Describing Mehran naval base as “humongous,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],” military strategist [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] says the militants had to have very detailed maps to find their way to the sensitive P3C Orion aircraft.
Pakistan started receiving upgrades to the P3Cs from the US under a 2006 deal. Four are currently in the US getting upgrades while five were on the Pakistani base before the attack. They are necessary for monitoring Pakistani waters and beyond for ships and submarines – a threat that would come from [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]’s growing naval might,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], not Islamic militants in the hills.