Islamabad: (Parliament Times) Pakistan Navy Ship ALAMGIR with embarked Alouette
helicopter, visited Port Salalah, Oman as part of Overseas Deployment for Regional
Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP); aimed to ensure safety and security of international
shipping along critical choke points. PNS ALAMGIR is fitted with state of the art
weapons and sensors; capable of undertaking wide range of maritime operations in a
multi-threat environment.
Upon arrival at Salalah, the ship was given a warm welcome. DA (P) Muscat was
also present at the occasion. During the stay at the port, Commanding Officer PNS
ALAMGIR called on Southern Naval Area Commander and Deputy Commander 11
Infantry Brigade of Royal Army of Oman and conveyed sincere regards from Admiral
Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of the Naval Staff to the Royal Navy of Oman and
highlighted that the visit of PNS ALAMGIR is a manifestation of the multifaceted long
term collaboration that exists between the two navies.
During the stay at the Port, a reception dinner was also hosted onboard, which
was attended by prominent members of Pakistani expatriates and officers and men of
the Sultan’s Armed Forces. Southern Naval Area Commander graced the occasion as
Chief Guest. Officers and men of PNS ALAMGIR also remained engaged in various
interactions with RNO during the port visit. Later, the ship was opened for visitors during
which RNO personnel and members of Pakistani expatriate community visited the ship.
In the last part of the visit, the ship also conducted joint exercises with RNOV AL-
RASIKH while enroute to deployment area.
Pakistan and Oman are tied in eternal bonds of friendship and brotherhood. The
visit by PNS ALAMGIR to Oman Naval Base was also in pursuance to the policies of
the Government of Pakistan to further enhance friendly ties, and explore new vistas for
future collaborative initiatives between the two brotherly countries. Subsequently, the
ship resumed its role in RMSP in the North Arabian Sea.
