manamaNaval forces from more than 41 countries gathered in Bahrain -- across the Gulf from Iran -- on Monday to prepare for a massive minesweeping exercise, the US Fifth Fleet said.The International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) "is the largest exercise of its kind in the region and will ...

NEW DELHI  - Three Indian navy officers are to be dismissed from service over their Facebook updates which reportedly included details about where their vessels were docked, an official said Thursday. The Navy has recommended the discharge of the officers for ‘violating information ...

The history of Pakistan’s relations with its friends is replete with concrete examples of the contribution of People’s Republic of China towards building a strong and robust Pakistan, enabling the latter to stand on its own feet.Pakistan and China enjoy diverse and intimate relationship ...

KARACHI  - Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, Friday visited forward bases of Pak Marines at Creeks Area in connection with Exercise Sea Spark 12.A Navy press release issued here said that on his arrival, the Chief of the Naval Staff was given briefing by Commander Coast ...

Chinese and Russian warships began six-day joint naval exercises Sunday in the Yellow Sea,China's state-run News Agency reported,"The exercises will involve several simulated missions, including the rescue of a hijacked ship, the escort of a commercial vessel and the defense (of) a convoy from air ...

Pakistan Naval (PN) Chief Admiral Asif Sandila, in an interview to the US weekly, Defense News, responding to a question regarding the threat Pakistan faces from an Indian nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed ballistic submarine upsetting the current strategic balance in South Asia, stated that ...

WARBURTON - The Government High School Warburton's Old Students' Organization congratulated their former school fellow Muhammd Asif Sandila on assuming the charge of new Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan. Mr Sandila belongs to Mehmoon Wali, a Sandhila family village near Warburton while there is a ...

DANANG (AFP) - Former enemies Vietnam and the United States began a joint naval drill on Friday, despite Chinese objections after weeks of escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea. US officials described the week-long exercises off Vietnam's central coast as "non-combatant events", ...

SAHIWAL - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sahiwal District Organiser Shakeel Ahmad Khan Niazi congratulated party Chief Imran Khan upon staging a successful sit-in in Karachi in protest against the American drone attacks in tribal area. During a press conference the other evening, he said that only ...

ISLAMABAD (INP): Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved the promotion of three Pakistan Navy Officers to the rank of rear admiral, on the recommendations for promotion by the Flag Officers Promotion Board, which is headed by the Pakistan Navy chief. The promoted officers are Cdr (ops) ...

BEIJING (APP) - After successful completion of construction of three F-22 P Frigates in China, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir said that Pakistan has identified to China the cooperation in the field of construction of submarine, bigger war ships, acquiring modern weapons and equipments. ...

ISLAMABAD - Undoubtedly 6th September remains the apogee in our 63 years of history since independence for it was on this day that the armed forces of Pakistan displaying exemplary bravery and sacrifice successfully beat back the aggression of Indian forces. This was said by Chief of the Naval ...

LAHORE (APP) - Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir has said that safety and security of sea lines of communication are vital to sustenance of the global economy, and it carries even greater importance for developing economies like that of Pakistan. Addressing the convocation of 39th ...

ISLAMABAD(Online)-Admiral Noman Bashir, Chief of the Naval Staff, called on President Asif Ali Zardari here in the Presidency on Monday and discussed matters pertaining to operational preparedness of Pakistan Navy. According to spokesman of Presidency, Naval Chief apprised the President about ...

BEIJING (AFP) - A top Chinese naval official has proposed setting up a permanent base to support ships on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, raising the idea that China could build foreign bases elsewhere. In an interview posted on the defence ministry website, Yin Zhuo - an admiral and ...

KARACHI - Vice Admiral Azher Shamim on Saturday took over the charge of Commander Karachi. In capacity of Commander Karachi, the Admiral would be In-charge of all the naval commands and units ashore at Karachi. The Change of Command ceremony was held at PNS Bahadur where the outgoing Commander ...

KARACHI - Smartly turned out cadets of Pakistan Naval Academy assumed ceremonial guard at Mazar-e-Quaid on Friday morning to mark the day long Independence Day celebrations. Commandant Pakistan Naval Academy Commodore Ayaz Ahmed Nasir was the chief guest on the occasion who inspected the guard and ...

BEIJING (AFP) - China paraded its warships and nuclear submarines Thursday in an unprecedented display of maritime might attended by 14 other nations to mark the 60th anniversary of its navy. Fifty-six Chinese subs, destroyers, frigates, missile boats and planes were displayed off the eastern port ...

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union is set to launch its first-ever naval operation on Monday, with six warships and three surveillance planes patrolling pirate infested seas in the Horn of Africa. The EU vessels face the daunting task of covering an area of around one million square kilometres, in ...

MOSCOW (AFP) - The Russian and Indian navies will take part in joint manoeuvres in the Indian Ocean in January 2009, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted a Russian Pacific fleet naval spokesman as saying. "A detachment from the Pacific fleet led by the missile cruiser Variag will leave Vladivostok in ...