KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy Fleet (PNF) Annual Efficiency Competition Parade for 2017 was held at the PN Dockyard on Friday. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi graced the occasion as the chief guest.
The parade is held annually to mark the end of its operational year in which efficiency shields are awarded to selected fleet units based on their overall performance throughout the year.
While addressing the officers, Admiral Abbasi commended the PNF on the accomplishment of its operational objectives. He said that the navy is entrusted with a sacred duty of safeguarding the national maritime interests under the challenging internal and external security environment. He added that he was fully aware of the challenges linked to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the operation of the Gwadar Port.
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Admiral Abbasi also said that during 2017, naval fleet units had actively participated in several major bilateral exercises. Other than that, their participation in the Coalition Maritime Campaign Plan, Combined Task Forces-150 and 151 and the recently conducted flood relief operation in Sri Lanka not only improved Pakistan’s maritime relations at the regional level but also demonstrated Pakistan Navy’s potential and importance with regard to regional peace and stability.
In his welcome address, Pakistan Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi highlighted the operational achievements of the PNF and presented a list of the activities undertaken by the fleet during the year. The Chief of Naval Staff also presented prizes to the units declared best in their respective squadrons.
The ceremony was attended by a large number of senior serving and retired naval officers and personnel of the Pakistan Navy.
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