ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy’s PNS Shamsheer this week took part in a bilateral exercise in the Gulf of Oman with British Royal Navy Ship Lancaster in a bid to bolster regional maritime security and enhance cooperation, state media reported.
“The purpose of these exercises was to improve coordination between the two navies and to demonstrate their ability to conduct joint operations in the region,” Radio Pakistan said about the exercise which took place on Wednesday.
Pakistan Navy is also active in anti-piracy and counter-narcotics operations in the Indian Ocean under the Combined Maritime Forces, Radio Pakistan said.
It said that PNS Shamsheer is currently deployed on a regional maritime security patrol in the Gulf of Oman.
“Pakistan Navy is maintaining presence in the Indian Ocean to keep the national and international sea lines of communications under surveillance,” the navy said in a statement.
It added that the Pakistan Navy actively collaborates with regional and international partners deployed in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to foster a collective effort to counter piracy and promote anti-narcotics operations.
Pakistan Navy ship partakes in bilateral exercise with UK frigate in Gulf of Oman
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Pakistan Navy ship partakes in bilateral exercise with UK frigate in Gulf of Oman
- PNS Shamsheer takes part in bilateral exercise with UK Royal Navy Ship Lancaster
- Exercise aimed at improving coordination between the two navies, says state media
Pakistan drop express pacer Rauf from T20 World Cup squader Rauf from T20 World Cup squad
LAHORE Pakistan left out express pacer Haris Rauf from the 15-man squad named Sunday for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The 32-year-old finished with 20 wickets in the Big Bash League in Australia but selector Aaqib Javed said Rauf doesn’t fit in the combination.
“Rauf has played a lot of cricket for Pakistan but we kept conditions in Sri Lanka in mind while selecting the squad,” Javed told a news conference.
Rauf is also the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in T20I cricket with 133 in 94 matches.
Salman Agha will lead the squad.
Another pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was declared fit and included in the squad with Naseem Shah and relatively inexperienced Salman Mirza the other fast bowlers in the squad.
Pakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka and will not travel to India under an agreement decided last year due to political tensions between the two countries.
Pakistan have been placed in Group A with archrivals India, Namibia, Netherlands and United States for the February 7 to March 8 tournament.
Pakistan open their campaign against the Netherlands in Colombo on February 7.
In the 20-team tournament, each team are set to play four group games with the top two teams qualifying for the Super Eight Stage.
Changes to T20 World Cup squads can be made for any reason until January 31 and after that with approval from the Event Technical Committee.
In the final build-up for the World Cup, Pakistan will face Australia in a three-match T20I series in Lahore on January 29, 31 and February 1.
Squad: Salman Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq
