Islamabad, Feb. 2 -- Amidst the prevailing maritime situation in the Middle East, Pakistan Navy has deployed PNS TUGHRIL to ensure safety and secu rity of merchant ships carrying ship ments to and from Pakistani ports passing through one of the world's busiest choke points.

Pakistan Navy is committed to en sure freedom of navigation on high seas and safety of international sea lanes of communication besides safe guarding national maritime interests and trade through sea. Pakistan Navy is well cognizant of its national obliga tion with regards to maintenance of rule-based order in the region. In the same spirit Pakistan Navy regularly deploys its ships on Regional Mar itime Security Patrols and also con tributes to collaborative maritime s...