ext-align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 (APP): Pakistan Navy Ship SHAMSHEER participated in Surge Ops TALON GRIP ONE while operating in support of Pakistan Navy led Multinational Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150).
ext-align: justify;">The ship is currently deployed in Gulf of Oman (GOO) to undertake Regional Maritime Security Patrol, a Pakistan Navy news release on Wednesday said.
ext-align: justify;">During the deployment, PNS SHAMSHEER also undertook Passage Exercise with Royal Navy Ship HMS LANCASTER.
ext-align: justify;">The exercise was aimed to improve synergy and mutual understanding between the two Navies while demonstrating interoperability to undertake combined operations in the region.
ext-align: justify;">Pakistan Navy is maintaining presence in the Indian Ocean to keep the national and international sea lines of communications under surveillance.
ext-align: justify;">Pakistan Navy actively collaborates with regional and international partners deployed in Indian Ocean Region (IOR), fostering a collective effort for counter- piracy and anti- narcotics operations in support of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).