<p>Terrorists struck at heavily-guarded PNS Mehran Sunday night and destroyed two surveillance aircraft. The 15-hour long siege ended Monday afternoon after all the terrorists were killed. Ten security personnel died in the audacious attack.<br /><br />Bashir said Monday: “We are trying to relocate the naval base and other vital installations away from residential areas."<br /><br />Associated Press of Pakistan quoted the top naval official as saying that the effective security of naval facilities was becoming difficult due to thickly-crowded residential areas around the Mehran base. <br /><br />He explained that when the naval installations were planned and built, they were away from the city. There has now been a rapid growth of residential areas around the base. <br />Referring to the attack, the officer said that the response time from naval commandos was three minutes.<br /><br />He added that the attackers were highly trained and had sophisticated weapons like RPG launchers. <br /></p>
<p>Terrorists struck at heavily-guarded PNS Mehran Sunday night and destroyed two surveillance aircraft. The 15-hour long siege ended Monday afternoon after all the terrorists were killed. Ten security personnel died in the audacious attack.<br /><br />Bashir said Monday: “We are trying to relocate the naval base and other vital installations away from residential areas."<br /><br />Associated Press of Pakistan quoted the top naval official as saying that the effective security of naval facilities was becoming difficult due to thickly-crowded residential areas around the Mehran base. <br /><br />He explained that when the naval installations were planned and built, they were away from the city. There has now been a rapid growth of residential areas around the base. <br />Referring to the attack, the officer said that the response time from naval commandos was three minutes.<br /><br />He added that the attackers were highly trained and had sophisticated weapons like RPG launchers. <br /></p>