Pakistan Navy’s Maritime Workshop Concludes in Lahore With Blue Economy Push
The Navy framed maritime resources as an engine for economic uplift through capacity expansion.
Overview
- MARSEW-8 concluded at the Pakistan Navy War College in Lahore on Friday.
- Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani attended the closing ceremony as chief guest.
- Gilani called for greater national shipping tonnage and a modernized fishing sector to drive economic returns.
- Briefings covered Indian Ocean dynamics, trade routes, maritime security risks, and protection of sea lines of communication.
- Admiral Naveed Ashraf received Gilani on arrival, and Rear Admiral Sohail Ahmad Azmie outlined the workshop’s objectives to a cross-sector audience of policymakers, legislators, academics, entrepreneurs, officers, and media.