INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy would start a five-day exercise AMAN-19 from Friday (nowadays), in which over 45 countries are participating with
A media brief in this regard was conducted at Pakistan Navy Fleet Headquarters on Thursday.Commander Pakistan Fleet Vice Admiral Amjad Khan
Niazi shared the details of AMAN 2019 with media, saying, the exercise was started in 2007 and it has been regularly conducted after every
two years.The exercise has two major phases: harbour and sea phases
Harbour activities would include seminars, discussions and demonstrations
In tandem, a three-day International Maritime Conference shall also be held on the topic &Global Geopolitics in Transition: Rethinking
Maritime Dynamics in the Indian Ocean Region&.The vice admiral informed the media persons that Pakistan has remained steadfast in fighting
the forces of terrorism and tyranny
Despite countless sacrifices and losses, the country continues to be responsible state cognizant of its role and significance in the
Love any maritime nation, Pakistan has substantial stakes in the maritime domain."Our interest in safer and crime-free seas is rooted into
three conspicuous realities: 1) Our additionalordinary dependence on the seas for trade, 2) Operationalization of CPEC project; and 3) Our
strategic location astride the global energy highway
" he addedCumulatively, these realities make the maritime stability as the top agenda of our national security
Pakistan considers that maritime security isn''t just important for itself but for all other countries whose prosperity and progress are
strongly bonded with the seas.&While we speech of operating together, let us be intellectful of the threats and ccorridorenges that we face
at seas; these range from piracy to terrorismism to climate change
Vastness of the seas presents, what I call, a ‘complex duality&, i.e., seas supply the means to keep the world economy in motion whilst
affording plenty of opportunities to the forces against progress and stability
The postulate that violent non-state actors& threats in the maritime domain canmuch be negotiated by a single country alone gets reinforced
by complex duality phenomenon& Commander Niazi added.Commander Pakistan Fleet said that, the principle purpose of this exercise is to supply
a forum for understanding of each other maritime concepts, operational cultures and identifying ways means to combat common threats at sea
Overall, Exercise AMAN is about bridging gaps and making it possible to function together in pursuance of shared
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