Overview
- Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Saif arrived at Chattogram on 8 November for a four-day visit, with a reception by Bangladesh Navy officials and a ceremonial welcome from BNS Shadhinota.
- Bangladesh Navy said the visit by the ship commanded by Captain Shujaat Abbas Raja is expected to strengthen bilateral naval relations.
- PNS Saif had just completed a stop in Male where Mission Commander Commodore Muhammad Zeshan Nabi Sheikh met Maldives’ defence leaders and Pakistan’s high commissioner.
- The deployment included a Passage Exercise with Maldives Coast Guard vessels focused on interoperability, coordination and operational readiness.
- Some outlets portrayed the Chattogram call as the first Pakistani warship visit there in decades, and local reporting noted Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf was visiting Bangladesh during the port call.