Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi. PHOTO COURTESY: PAKISTAN NAVY
"The construction of the shipyard will begin immediately," a statement quoted Admiral Abbasi as saying during a seminar at the force's engineering college in Karachi.
The speakers emphasised coordination between navy and the local shipping industry in order to achieve self-reliance.
The naval chief, the statement said, stressed increasing the number of seaports in cognisance of maritime challenges and future needs.
Pakistan Navy, he added, safeguards the 'blue economy' and there was a need to increase awareness in the country relating to the importance of the maritime affairs.
Admiral Abbasi underscored coordination as the key in this age of globalisation and advancing technology.
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