ISLAMABAD: Royal Malaysian Navy Chief Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Badaruddin is on an official visit to Pakistan.
The visit of Malaysian navy chief to Pakistan is expected to further strengthen the bilateral defence collaboration between Pakistan and Malaysia in general and the two navies in particular.
During the visit, Chief of Royal Malaysian Naval Forces called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi at Naval Headquarters Islamabad where discussions on professional matters and avenues of existing and future naval collaboration were discussed.
In the second leg of the visit, Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Badaruddin met with various naval field commands at Lahore and Karachi. The dignitary visited Pakistan Navy (PN) War College, Lahore, and called on Pakistan Navy War College Commandant Rear Admiral Naveed Ahmed Rizvi.
During the visit to Karachi, the chief of Malaysian navy called on Karachi Commander Rear Admiral Ather Mukhtar, Coast Commander Rear Admiral Moazzam Ilyas and Pakistan Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi in separate meetings.
During the meetings, besides discussing professional matters and bilateral naval collaboration, the Malaysian navy chief lauded Pakistan Navy’s role and commitments in maintaining peace and stability in the region through persistent participation in coalition counter-terrorism and counter-piracy task forces.
The visiting official also laid a floral wreath at Mazar-e-Quaid and later visited various Pakistan Navy’s establishments and ships.
