ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (KUNA) Seven Royal Saudi Naval Forces ships Tuesday reached the Pakistani southern port city of Karachi to participate in the joint naval exercises with Pakistan’s navy, codenamed “Naseem al Bahr.” The exercise, ninth in the series of Naseem al Bahr manuevers and commenced from Tuesday afternoon, will involve participation of state of the art sea and air platforms besides Special Forces, said Pakistan Navy (PN) press statement.
On the occasion, Commander Pakistan Fleet Vice Admiral Noman Bashir said that in the post 9/11 scenario, there has been a paradigm shift in the security calculus of the region. Highlighting salient features of the exercise, Commander Pakistan Fleet said that during Naseem al Bhar-XI the units will be actively involved in exercise under multi threat environments along with host of other operations related to counter terrorism, convoy protection, anti-air, anti-submarine, mine counter measure and intelligence based operations. He also said both Pakistan and Royal Saudi Navies have come a long way and continue to maintain frequent interaction al all levels through joint seminars, sea exercise, officers exchange programs and training.