US Coast Guard visit Karachi

US Coast Guard Capt Eric Helgen, Commodore for Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, fast response cutters USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) visited Karachi as part of an ongoing series of joint exercises and technical exchanges
between US naval forces and the Pakistan Navy.

“We are extremely excited to visit Pakistan as we build our relationship in a very dynamic region,” said Helgen, said a US Consulate communiqué.

“Our ties are strong and enduring, built on staff exchanges and joint exercises to enhance coordination and cooperation,” said Helgen. The US delegation visited the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and paid respects to the founder of Pakistan.

Helgen laid a wreath at the mausoleum and signed the guest book.