Turkish, Pakistan Navy ship conducts naval drills

• Turkish ship port called Karachi harbour welcomed by Navy officers.
• The visit of Turkish Navy Ship to Pakistan is a manifestation of strong ties.
• PN & Turkish Naval ship participated in bilateral Exercise TURGUTREIS-VII.

KARACHI: Turkish Navy Ship TCG BURGAZADA visited Karachi port and participated in bilateral naval Exercise TURGUTREIS – VII.

Earlier, the Turkish ship port called Karachi harbour was welcomed by senior officers of the Pakistan Navy along with officials of the Turkiye Consulate.

During the stay at port, the Commanding Officer of the Turkish Ship called on Commander Pakistan Fleet and matters of mutual interest & bilateral collaboration were discussed.

In port activities, joint professional interactions including the planning of bilateral exercises at sea, tabletop discussions on professional topics, sports & social events including a wreath laying at the Mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam were conducted to strengthen cooperation and integration between the two navies.

On completion of the port visit, PN & Turkish Naval ship participated in bilateral Exercise TURGUTREIS-VII and conducted joint patrolling in the North Arabian Sea to further hone the professional skills and enhance interoperability. The exercise comprised various naval operations including defense against Asymmetric Attacks, Visit Board Search & Seizure (VBSS), Air Defence Exercises, and Joint Coordinated

The visit of the Turkish Navy Ship to Pakistan is a manifestation of strong bilateral ties between the two countries and the exercise is a testimony of PN’s resolve toward regional peace and maintenance of order at sea.

On other hand, in a successful intelligence-based counter-narcotics operation by Pakistan Navy at sea, Two boats carrying Narco were apprehended and a huge cache of narcotics which includes more than 1500 KGs of Hashish and 143 KGs of Crystal ICE was recovered from the apprehended boats.

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The value of narcotics in the International market is estimated to be approximately two billion rupees.
Successful operation by the Pakistan Navy resulting in the seizure of narcotics is a testament to the fact that despite the prevailing situation the criminals are active for their nefarious design and PN is more vigilant to counter them and remains committed to preventing use of Pakistani maritime zones for any unlawful act/ purpose.