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The Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday discussed regional security and border management in meetings with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani,
Pakistan Navy conducts Exercise “TAHAFFUZ-E-SAHIL’ to validate defence Plans for Jinnah Naval Base Ormara Pakistan Navy conducted Coastal Security Exercise, code named ‘Tahaffuz-e-Sahil at Ormara to check the efficacy of security mechanism in place at Jinnah Naval Base and associated infrastructure against any Maritime terrorist threat. Special Operations Forces (SOF), Pak Marines, Pakistan Navy Ships and Helicopters participated in the exercise. A high degree of professionalism and coordination was displayed by the various segments of PN, other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and organizations so as to practice and boost the security of this important base of Pakistan Navy. In order to validate plans for defence and security of Coastal Bases, Pakistan Navy regularly holds such exercises all along the coast with special focus on Gwadar Port to ensure security of the maritime domain which has a crucial linkage with the upcoming developments related to CPEC project and smooth conduct of economic activities in our maritime region.
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View of PAF Masroor in the 1950s.
Front row 50 F-86 sabre, middle row 41 F-86 sabre , back row 10 Bristol Freighter aircraft