Chinese built maritime patrol ship for Pakistan arrives at Karachi Port
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KARACHI: A third Chinese-built maritime patrol ship PMSS Dasht — named after the Balochistan river — arrived here at the Karachi Shipyard on Thursday.
The ship built for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) was commissioned at Guangzhou, China.
Its arrival in Pakistan after visits to Malaysian, Indonesian and Sri Lankan ports was marked with a welcome ceremony where PMSA director general Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar HI(M), senior officers and families of the ship crew gathered to welcome the ship.
Rear Admiral Akhtar highlighted the need for a stronger Maritime Security Agency in the overall security environment of the North Arabian Sea, particularly in the wake of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
