Late at night, when tensions rise in the region, social media suddenly fills with the same kind of posts. Dozens, sometimes hundreds, of accounts share identical videos, the same dramatic claims and the same captions about naval victories. Missiles are said to have hit enemy ships. Ports are claimed to be under attack. Enemy forces are described as retreating. The stories move fast, faster than any official confirmation. A closer look shows something unusual. The accounts sound different, but they behave in exactly the same way. This is not a coincidence. It is the work of automated networks.

These coordinated bot systems have become the engine behind what many observers now call Pakistan’s “AI navy.” While ships and missiles define power at sea, it is algorithms and automation that now d

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