The Pakistan Navy on Sunday conducted a comprehensive two-day exercise \u201cfocusing on countering sub-conventional and asymmetric threats across all major ports and harbours of Pakistan,\u201d a statement said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The naval exercise took place amid heightened tensions with India, following four days of clashes involving fighter jets, missiles, drones, and artillery, before a ceasefire was declared.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said his country would use the \u201cfirepower of their navy in response to any future aggression by Pakistan.\u201d In response, a spokesperson for Pak\u00adis\u00adtan\u2019s military referred Reuters to a May 12 statement, which said there would be a \u201ccomprehensive and decisive\u201d res\u00adponse whenever Pakis\u00adtan\u2019s sovereignty was \u201cthreatened and territorial integrity violated\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to a press release issued today by the Pakistan Navy\u2019s Director General Public Relations Commodore Ahmed Hussain, the naval fleet conducted a comprehensive two-day exercise focusing on countering sub-conventional and asymmetric threats across all major ports and harbours.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe exercises were aimed at validating and refining tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to ensure robust defence of critical maritime infrastructure against evolving asymmetric threats,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe exercise involved coordinated operations by PN (Pakistan Navy) Fleet units, Pak Marines, SSG (Navy) and Naval Aviation assets,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
The statement said that the exercise scenarios were \u201cdesigned to simulate a range of sub-conventional threats\u201d including sabotage, infiltration and unconventional attacks, enabling participating units to enhance inter-agency coordination, situational awareness and rapid response capabilities.<\/p>\n
Commander Coast (Comcoast) Rear Admiral Faisal Amin also visited various operational setups at ports and harbours during the course of the exercise, witnessing live-action simulations carried out by participating units, the statement added.<\/p>\n
Comcoast Amin appreciated the high level of preparedness and professional conduct demonstrated during the exercises.<\/p>\n
He emphasised the importance of maritime installations, adding that the secure functioning of ports and harbours was directly linked to national economic stability and growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan Navy remains committed to maintaining a high state of readiness to respond to all forms of threats and continues to strengthen its capacity to defend the maritime frontiers against emerging challenges,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
The latest fighting between Islamabad and New Delhi had erupted after 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in an April 22 attack in India-held Kashmir\u2019s Pahalgam area.<\/p>\n
India, without investigation or evidence, implied \u201ccross-border linkages\u201d of the att\u00ada\u00ad\u00ad\u00adc\u00adkers. Pakistan firmly rejected the claim and called for a neutral probe.<\/p>\n
A ceasefire took effect on May 10 and a top Pakistani military official told Reuters on Friday that both countries were close to reducing their troop build-up along their border to pre-conflict levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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