Pakistan, Netherlands navies hold joint exercises
Pakistan Navy Fleet Units conducted a joint naval exercise with Royal Netherlands (Navy) Ship HNLMS "De Zeven Provincien" while enroute to its next destination after paying a goodwill visit to Karachi, a Pakistan navy statement said on Saturday.
The visiting ship is a part of patrolling force in the Arabian Sea to thwart any act of terrorism, the statement said.
The exercise was aimed at training and rehearsing operational plans to enhance interoperability and better co-ordination, it said.
Commander Task Force-150 Commodore J. W. Ort, who arrived with the visiting ship, called on Pakistan Naval chief Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir here Saturday and discussed matters of professional interest.
Earlier, Commodore Ort also met with various administrative authorities of Pakistan Navy and visited Pakistan Navy shore units and sea going vessels.
Source: Xinhua ( http://english.people.com.cn/200602/26/eng...226_245990.html )
Pakistan Navy Fleet Units conducted a joint naval exercise with Royal Netherlands (Navy) Ship HNLMS "De Zeven Provincien" while enroute to its next destination after paying a goodwill visit to Karachi, a Pakistan navy statement said on Saturday.
The visiting ship is a part of patrolling force in the Arabian Sea to thwart any act of terrorism, the statement said.
The exercise was aimed at training and rehearsing operational plans to enhance interoperability and better co-ordination, it said.
Commander Task Force-150 Commodore J. W. Ort, who arrived with the visiting ship, called on Pakistan Naval chief Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir here Saturday and discussed matters of professional interest.
Earlier, Commodore Ort also met with various administrative authorities of Pakistan Navy and visited Pakistan Navy shore units and sea going vessels.
Source: Xinhua ( http://english.people.com.cn/200602/26/eng...226_245990.html )
