(13 Feb 2023)
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Arabian Sea, off Pakistan - 13 February 2023
1. Various of naval ships including Pakistan’s Taimur 262 participating in a drill in Arabian Sea
2. Various of Pakistan’s Taimur 262 and Moawin Fleet Tanker moving to transfer of fuel to another ship
3. Various of Pakistan Navy sailors chanting slogans
4. Various of Taimur 262 and another ship in the Arabian Sea
5. Various of Pakistan Navy special forces staging a counter terrorism demonstration
6. Pakistan Navy special commando coming down from a Sea King helicopter onto Taimur 262
7. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami, Commander, Pakistan Fleet:
“This exercise is not aimed against any particular country. It gives a message of peace. We are all united for peace. All navies want to establish peace in the seas. This exercise also gives the message that the Pakistan Navy is an effective naval force. Just as it has the ability to tackle non-traditional threats for maritime security, it is also fully ready to deal with more traditional, conventional threats.”
8. Pakistan Navy’s Taimur 262 and Tughril demonstrate hitting targets in the Arabian Sea
9. Pakistan Navy’s Sea King helicopters staging a demonstration of landing on a ship
10. Naval ships from Pakistan and other countries participating in fleet review
11. Nanning 162 (Chinese ship) participating in the fleet review
12. Raden eddy Martadinata-331 (Indonesian ship) participating in the fleet review
13. USS Truxtun 103 (United States) taking part in the fleet review
STORYLINE:
Anti-piracy and RDC firing demonstrations were staged in the Arabian Sea by Pakistan’s and other countries’ naval forces on Monday as part of Aman 23 exercises.
“This exercise is not aimed against any particular country. It gives a message of peace,” said Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami, Commander of the Pakistan Fleet.
“This exercise also gives the message that Pakistan Navy is an effective naval force. Just as it has the ability to tackle non-traditional threats for maritime security, it is also fully ready to deal with more traditional, conventional threats,” he added.
More than 50 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Australia are participating in the exercises which will continue on February 14.
AP Video by Muhammad Farooq
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