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Pakistan sets up special maritime force to secure CPEC-linked sea lanes
Farhan Bokhari, Pakistan and Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
14 December 2016
The Pakistan Navy (PN) has set up a new maritime force known as Task Force-88 (TF-88) to protect sea lanes linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is expected to trigger a surge in maritime activity at the country's Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea.
The new task force, which will reportedly comprise naval vessels, manned and unmanned aircraft, and other surveillance assets, was established on 13 December "for [the] maritime security of Gwadar Port and [the] protection of associated sea lanes against both conventional and non-traditional threats", according to a DAWN newspaper report.
Marines are also set to be deployed at sea and around the port to enhance security, a senior PN official was quoted by the paper as saying.
Pakistan sets up special maritime force to secure CPEC-linked sea lanes
Farhan Bokhari, Pakistan and Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
14 December 2016
The Pakistan Navy (PN) has set up a new maritime force known as Task Force-88 (TF-88) to protect sea lanes linked to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is expected to trigger a surge in maritime activity at the country's Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea.
The new task force, which will reportedly comprise naval vessels, manned and unmanned aircraft, and other surveillance assets, was established on 13 December "for [the] maritime security of Gwadar Port and [the] protection of associated sea lanes against both conventional and non-traditional threats", according to a DAWN newspaper report.
Marines are also set to be deployed at sea and around the port to enhance security, a senior PN official was quoted by the paper as saying.