Section 3: Territorial sea

3. Territorial sea.—(1) The sovereignty of Pakistan extends to its territorial sea, as well as to the air space, over its bed and subsoil. (2) The breadth of the territorial sea is twelve nautical miles measured from the baseline. (3) The baseline from which limits of the territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf are to be measured shall be as notified by the Federal Government in the official Gazette. (4) Where a single island, rock or a composite group thereof constituting a part of the territory of Pakistan situated off the main coast, the baseline referred to in sub-section (3) shall be drawn along the outer seaward limits of such island, rock or composite group.

Effective date: 2023-04-26

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