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Thursday, July 07, 2011
Pak, Turkey hold joint naval exercise
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The deep waters of Arabian Sea witnessed a Pak-Turkish joint naval exercise dubbed as Deniz Aslan-11 (Sea Lion) on July 4.
The exercise was conducted in two phases in which four ships of Turkish Maritime Task Group and three Pakistan Navy ships along with a submarine participated.
The harbour phase encompassed a planning conference, a seminar on tactics and procedures and communication drills. The sea phase included an air defence exercise, advance manoeuvers and Anti-Submarine Warfare procedures.
A two-star admiral commanded the visiting Turkish Task Group. The navies of Pakistan and Turkey reaffirmed continued support to each other in combating terrorism, piracy and illegal activities in the maritime sector.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk