The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) has received a late-time report of a container ship being struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, with the incident under investigation.
If the authorities felt terrorism was increasing in some tribal districts and adjoining areas, they could have limited themselves to imposing a targeted emergency under Article 232.
In 2015, the parliament had decided to “maintain neutrality in the Yemen conflict so as to be able to play a proactive diplomatic role to end the crisis”.
