Pakistan Navy ships visit Oman port, officials discuss maritime affairs
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
- Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency ships conduct Passage Exercise
Pakistan Navy Flotilla, comprising PNS RAH NAWARD, PNS MADADGAR and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency ship PMSS KASHMIR visited Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat, Oman, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.
Upon arrival at the port, the ships were warmly welcomed by Omani authorities.
During the visit, the mission commander, along with the commanding officers, held meetings withthe naval leadership of Oman.
The mission commander called on Acting Commander of Royal Navy of Oman Director General Operations and Plans, Commander Maritime Security Centre, Commander Said Bin Sultan Naval Base and Commandant Sultan Qaboos Naval Academy.
During these interactions, matters of mutual interest, Navy-to-Navy engagements, and cooperation in maritime security were discussed. RNO Officers and Midshipmen also visited onboard ships and discussed topics of mutual maritime interest with PN officers. Pakistan Navy Ships were opened for visitors; wherein a large number of the Pakistani community and students from Pakistan School, Muscat, visited onboard.
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Following the port call, Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency ships conducted a Passage Exercise with Royal Oman Navy ship KHASAB.
“The exercise at sea aimed to enhance interoperability between the two navies and promote shared learning through bilateral conduct of naval exercises,” the military’s media wing said.
The ISPR said Pakistan and Oman are maritime neighbours and frequent visits of dignitaries, port calls by ships and joint exercises are a regular feature.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
