 Prior to her deployment, "Ghazi" continued to experience equipment failures and reportedly had aging issues.Since it was the only submarine of the Pakistan Navy and had the range and capability to undertake operations in the distant waters controlled by India, "Ghazi" was pressed into operation to destroy or damage "Vikrant".On 14 November 1971, she quietly sailed around the Indian peninsula from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal under the command of Zafar Muhammad who was commanding a submarine for the first time, with 10 officers and 82 sailors.