Pakistan Navy ship partakes in bilateral exercise with UK frigate in Gulf of Oman

Liaquat Ali

Islamabad: Pakistan Navy’s PNS Shamsheer this week took part in a bilateral exercise in the Gulf of Oman with British Royal Navy Ship Lancaster in a bid to bolster regional maritime security and enhance cooperation, state media reported.

“The purpose of these exercises was to improve coordination between the two navies and to demonstrate their ability to conduct joint operations in the region,” Radio Pakistan said about the exercise which took place on Wednesday.

Pakistan Navy is also active in anti-piracy and counter-narcotics operations in the Indian Ocean under the Combined Maritime Forces, Radio Pakistan said.

It said that PNS Shamsheer is currently deployed on a regional maritime security patrol in the Gulf of Oman.

“Pakistan Navy is maintaining presence in the Indian Ocean to keep the national and international sea lines of communications under surveillance,” the navy said in a statement.

It added that the Pakistan Navy actively collaborates with regional and international partners deployed in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to foster a collective effort to counter piracy and promote anti-narcotics operations.