An official statement noted that the missiles intercepted highly maneuverable aerial targets, sowing the Navy’s combat capability and warfighting potential.

Rear Admiral Abdul Munib, Commander of the Pakistan Fleet, reiterated the Pakistani Navy’s determination to guarantee the country’s maritime defense and safeguard national maritime interests under all circumstances, The Nation newspaper stated.

The news outlet also informed that the PNS Saif warship returned from an operational support mission in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

The newspaper noted that the visit of that ship to Chittagong marks the first by a Pakistani Navy vessel to Bangladesh in more than two decades.

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