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Large Pakistani Navy contingent at Dimdex
PAKISTAN Navy ships PNS Alamgir, PNS Rasadgar, PNS Quwwat and a PN submarine Hashmat will arrive in Doha on March 24 to participate in the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex) 2014.
The PN contingent, led by mission commander Commodore Syed Zain Zulfiqar, is by far the largest among all the participants of Dimdex 2014.
"Pakistan Navy has been regularly participating in Dimdex. We are happy that from Pakistan Navy three ships and a submarine will be arriving on March 24, which will be the largest among all the participants of Dimdex 2014," Commodore Masud Akram, Defence Attach` at the Pakistan embassy, told Qatar Tribune.
Rear Admiral Amjad Khan representing Chief of the Naval Staff and Director General Maritime Security Agency Rear Admiral Athar Mukhtar will attend the exhibition and conference.
Akram said a delegation of Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Ltd (KSEW), headed by MD Rear Admiral Syed Hassan Nasir Shah, will also arrive on the occasion. At its pavilion at the Qatar National Convention Centre, the KSEW will be showcasing its products and prowess in warship design and construction.
Besides participating in the Dimdex activities, the ships will also be open for visit by members of the Pakistani community from 3pm to 5.30pm on March 24 and 26. The visitors are required to carry with them valid Qatari ID and Pakistani ID for security reasons, according to Rashid Nizam, Community Welfare Attache.
The visitors will have to park their vehicles in parking area near Qatar Floor Mill (QFM) designated by the Port authorities. From there onward, Pakistani ships will be at a walking distance. However, authorities can be approached to provide buses for transportation of visitors to/from ships, he said.
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